DOI: 10.1148/ryct.240169 ISSN: 2638-6135

Exogenous Lipoid Pneumonia Due to Aerosolized Essential Oils: An Unusual Source of Chronic Pneumonia Mimicking Neoplasm

Nabeel Hassan, Thomas Battey, Brett Kurpiel, Michael Hanley, Alan M. Ropp

Proper biopsy sample preparation and the limited value of fluorodeoxyglucose PET imaging in the diagnosis of lipoid pneumonia are important considerations.