Case report
Year : 2022 Month : April Volume : 11 Issue : 2 Page : PC01 - PC03

Lipoid Pneumonia and Peritoneal Endometriosis: Rare Incidental Findings on Autopsy
Zini Chaurasia, Renu Gupta, Swapnil Agarwal
1. Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Delhi, India. 2. Head, Department of Pathology, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Delhi, India. 3. Medical Officer, Department of Pathology, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Delhi, India.
 
Correspondence Address :
Zini Chaurasia, Renu Gupta, Swapnil Agarwal,
Dr. Zini Chaurasia,
Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital,
Rohini, Delhi, India.
E-mail: 1989.zini@gmail.com
 
ABSTRACT
: Lipoid pneumonia has been described in as early as 1925, by Laughlen GF, to be a rare variant of pneumonia caused by the inhalation of oil droplets. Around 50% of the patients with lipoid pneumonia are asymptomatic. Here, a case is presented where peritoneal fluid and tissue pieces from various organs of a 12-year-old female were received for examination after autopsy. There was no history of any illness before death. Cytology of fluid revealed features suggestive of endometriosis. Microscopy of lung sections revealed numerous lipid droplets in the alveoli and the interstitium along with a mild inflammatory infiltrate suggestive of lipoid pneumonia. In view of incidental findings in present case report, the occupational history or history of inhalation of oil-based medications becomes very important and should always be investigated. Also, in the absence of any symptoms peritoneal fluid needs to be studied carefully for any pathology.
Keywords : Alveolar macrophages, Lipid droplets, Peritoneal cytology
DOI and Others : DOI: 10.7860/NJLM/2022/53058.2592

Date of Submission: Oct 28, 2021
Date of Peer Review: Dec 26, 2021
Date of Acceptance: Jan 29, 2022
Date of Publishing: Apr 01, 2022

AUTHOR DECLARATION:
• Financial or Other Competing Interests: None
• Was informed consent obtained from the subjects involved in the study? Yes
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