lipid pneumonia

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I`m just dropping in to ask a question. My sister recently lost one of her 2 African Greys. Rather sad. She had the little brat for over 20 years and Charlie still chirps away in the background on her answering machine.

My sister had an autopsy done and the diagnosis came back as lipid pneumonia. I have not come up with anything in a search except for the disease as it occurs in humans. Anyone out there have experience with this disease, or know some sources?

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Lipid pneumonia, pulmonary condition marked by inflammatory and fibrotic changes in the lungs due to the inhalation of various oily or fatty substances, particularly liquid petrolatum, or resulting from accumulation in the lungs of endogenous lipid material, either cholesterol from obstructive pneumonitis or following fracture of a bone; phagocytes containing lipid are usually present. http://www.books.md/L/dic/lipidpneumonia.php Synonym: oil pneumonia.