Benign endobronchial lipoma causing repeated pneumonia

Respirol Case Rep. 2023 Oct 16;11(11):e01237. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1237. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Abstract

Endobronchial lipomas are rare; nonetheless, physicians should consider them as a differential diagnosis in patients with repeated pneumonia. Computed tomography and bronchoscopy are recommended for diagnosis. In this case, the patient's cough was ameliorated after undergoing a right basal segmentectomy.

Keywords: asthma; bronchial obstruction; endobronchial lipoma; repeated pneumonia.