A Case of Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia.
- Author:
Ki Hoon LEE
1
;
Chul Ho CHO
;
Kwang Kon KOH
;
Tai Hoon MOON
;
Dong Seob JANG
;
Chan Sup PARK
;
Jin Joo KIM
;
Joon Mee KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Acute eosinophilic pneumonia; Chest high-resolution CT; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Transbronchial lung biopsy
- MeSH: Biopsy; Bronchoalveolar Lavage; Cough; Eosinophils*; Fever; Lung; Pulmonary Eosinophilia*; Radiography, Thoracic; Sputum
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1995;42(1):99-104
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Most cases of eosinophilic pneumonia reported previously have followed a chronic course. The case presented here was acute in onset, suggesting a acute eosinophilic pneumonia. A model of criteria for acute and chronic eosinophilic pneumonia was made by Umeki in 1992. A previously healthy young man presented with cough, sputum, fever, and multiple small nodules on the chest radiograph. We confirmed eosinophilic pneumonia with bronchoalveolar lavage analysis and transbronchial lung biopsy. This case examplifies the recently descrived acute eosinophilic pneumonia.
