Cholesterol pneumonia

Cholesterol pneumonia is a chronic inflammation caused by the long-term deposition of cholesterol in the lungs. Can be roughly divided into two kinds of primary and secondary. Secondary cases can be caused by chronic inflammation of the lungs, tuberculosis, abscesses, tumors, parasites, fibrosis, chest radiotherapy, dust irritation, and heavy smoking. The disease is a rare case. By 1997, there were only 27 cases in the domestic literature.

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