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Lipoid lung

Case contributed by David Pryde
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

COPD and cough

Patient Data

Age: Adult
Gender: Male
x-ray

Findings of this chest radiograph includes

  • radio-opaque oil droplets in lung bases
  • bilateral upper lobe fibrosis and apical pleural capping
  • cardiomegaly
  • small left pleural effusion and minor pleural plaques
  • mid-thoracic vertebral fracture.

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