[Exogenous lipoid pneumonia induced by inhalation of insecticide]

Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 1999 Jul;37(7):583-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a case of exogenous lipoid pneumonia induced by insecticide. A 67-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with complaints of dyspnea cough, hemoptysis, and shivering 6 hours after inhaling an insecticide. A chest radiograph on admission disclosed consolidation in the right upper lobe. Chest computed tomography showed nodular infiltrates associated with ground-glass opacities. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was hemorrhagic and showed neutrophilia. Pathological examination of transbronchial lung biopsy specimens showed numerous vacuolated macrophages in alveolar spaces. Electron microscopy demonstrated lipid droplets in the cytoplasm of these macrophages. These findings together yielded a diagnosis of exogenous lipoid pneumonia induced by insecticide. In addition, we experimentally induced a similar form of lipoid pneumonia in rats by intratracheal instillation of the same insecticide.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Insecticides / poisoning*
  • Male
  • Pneumonia, Lipid / chemically induced*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar

Substances

  • Insecticides