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Case Report
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| Acute idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia |
| Creticus P Marak1, Achuta K Guddati1, |
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1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Montefiore Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA.
2Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Connecticut, USA. |
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doi:10.5348/ijcri-2012-05-127-CR-12
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Address correspondence to: Dr. Achuta Kumar Guddati Department of Internal Medicine 2800, Main Street, Bridgeport CT 06606 USA Phone: 203-371-4445 Fax: 203-373-9414 Email: drgakumar@md.northwestern.edu |
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| Marak CP, Guddati AK. Acute idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2012;3(5):53–55. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is reported to be caused by a variety of etiological agents most of which are drugs. The objective of this case report is to describe the presenting features and the clinical course of AEP in a patient with no obvious etiological cause for an acute pulmonary process.
Case Report: This case report details the clinical course of a patient who presented with respiratory distress and was found to have radiological changes. His clinical presentation did not fit that of an infectious cause or that of an anaphylactic etiology. He initially received antibiotics and steroids but these were discontinued after fluid from bronchoalveolar lavage was found to have a high content of eosinophils. His symptoms resolved with continued steroid treatment and corresponded with resolution of his radiological changes. Conclusion: This case report highlights the importance of promptly differentiating the possible etiology of pneumonic process. Treatment with antibiotics alone will not affect the clinical course of eosinophilic pneumonia and treatment with steroids alone will exacerbate pneumonia with infectious etiology. An early diagnosis significantly changes the management and the eventual outcome. Acute idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia should always be considered as a viable alternative in patients who do not seem to have an obvious etiology. Timely treatment with steroids may significantly reduce the morbidity associated with this condition. | |
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Key Words:
Eosinophilic, Pneumonia, Idiopathic, Acute
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Author Contributions:
Creticus Petrov Marak - Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Achuta Kumar Guddati - Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission:
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support:
None |
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Conflict of interest:
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright:
© Creticus Petrov Marak et al. 2012; This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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