Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia

Authors

  • Florencia Vivero Servicio de Clínica Médica, Hospital Privado de Comunidad, Mar del Plata.
  • Cleto Ciocchini Servicio de Clínica Médica, Hospital Privado de Comunidad, Mar del Plata.
  • María J. Gandini Servicio de Clínica Médica, Hospital Privado de Comunidad, Mar del Plata.
  • Luis Wehbe Servicio de Neumonología, Hospital Privado de Comunidad, Mar del Plata.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31053/1853.0605.v69.n1.21361

Keywords:

eosinophilia pulmonary, eosinophilic pneumonia, eosinophilia

Abstract

Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. The chronic eosinophilic pneumonia is part of Pulmonary Eosinophilic Syndroms. It is presented a 33-years old man, Asmathic, with dry cough, fever, night sweats and fatigue of several weeks. The chest X-ray showed opacity in the right hemithorax. He was treated with antibiotics without response. A chest TC showed multifocal involvement. The patient refused bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) so treatment antituberculostatic was started. 
Despite treatment the symptoms worsened. The Chest X-ray showed migration of the infiltrates and the blood smear marked eosinophilia. 
Finally, bronchoalveolar lavage was carried out and it showed a high percentage of eosinophils (over 50%). The patient was treated with inmmunosuppresive doses of corticosteroids with excellent response. The blood smear in Nonresolving pneumonia is key to consider eosinophilic pneumonia, an uncommon pathology but amenable to treatment.

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Published

2012-03-27

How to Cite

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Vivero F, Ciocchini C, Gandini MJ, Wehbe L. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba [Internet]. 2012 Mar. 27 [cited 2024 May 19];69(1):42-6. Available from: https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/21361

Issue

Vol. 69 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Case Report

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