TY - JOUR T1 - Exogenous Lipoid Pneumonia Successfully Treated With Bronchoscopic Segmental Lavage Therapy JF - Respiratory Care SP - e1 LP - e5 DO - 10.4187/respcare.03225 VL - 60 IS - 1 AU - Shota Nakashima AU - Yuji Ishimatsu AU - Shintaro Hara AU - Masanori Kitaichi AU - Shigeru Kohno Y1 - 2015/01/01 UR - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/60/1/e1.abstract N2 - A 65-y-old Japanese man was referred to the respiratory medicine department because of abnormal radiologic findings. High-resolution chest computed tomography scans revealed a geographic distribution of ground-glass opacities and associated thickening of the interlobular septa (crazy-paving patterns) in both lower lobes. He had a habit of drinking 400–500 mL of milk and 400–800 mL of canned coffee with milk every day. A swallowing function test revealed liquid dysphagia. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cytology findings showed multiple lipid-laden macrophages. Taken together, these findings revealed exogenous lipoid pneumonia. We performed bronchoscopic segmental lavage therapy 3 times in the left lung. After the treatment, the radiologic findings improved in both lungs. The patient has not experienced a recurrence of lipoid pneumonia in 2 y to date. In conclusion, a case of exogenous lipoid pneumonia was successfully treated with bronchoscopic segmental lavage therapy. ER -