Obstructive Pneumonia due to Unknown Eosinophilic Mucoid Impaction of Bronchi: a Case Report.
10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.699
- Author:
Jae Wan JUNG
1
;
Ki Eun HWANG
;
Ki Chang SOHN
;
Byung Hun LIM
;
Kyung Hwa CHO
;
Hak Ryul KIM
;
Eun Taik JEONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. jetpul@wonkwang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Eosinophil;
Obstruction;
Pneumonia
- MeSH:
Bronchi*;
Eosinophilia;
Eosinophils*;
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Mucous Membrane;
Pneumonia*;
Radiography, Thoracic;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2015;89(6):699-703
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report an unusual case of obstructive pneumonia due to an unknown eosinophilic mucoid impaction of the bronchi (MIB). A 54-year-old woman visited our hospital for investigation of abnormal shadows visible on a chest radiograph. Chest computed tomography and bronchoscopic examination revealed pneumonia due to MIB. Histopathological examination of biopsied mucosal tissue revealed extensive eosinophilic infiltration. With the exclusion of medical diseases that can cause eosinophilia, pneumonia due to eosinophilic mucoid impaction of the bronchi was diagnosed. The cause of the eosinophilia remained unknown. The pneumonia and mucoid impaction resolved after oral steroid therapy.
