A CASE OF ACUTE EOSINOPHILIC PNEUMONIA - EVIDENCE FOR HYPERSENSITIVITY-LIKE PULMONARY REACTION

Authors
IWAMI T UMEMOTO S IKEDA K YAMADA H MATSUZAKI M
Citation
T. Iwami et al., A CASE OF ACUTE EOSINOPHILIC PNEUMONIA - EVIDENCE FOR HYPERSENSITIVITY-LIKE PULMONARY REACTION, Chest, 110(6), 1996, pp. 1618-1621
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
110
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1618 - 1621
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1996)110:6<1618:ACOAEP>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We examined an 86-year-old man with acute respiratory failure. A chest roentgenogram showed diffuse reticular shadows. Transbronchial biopsy revealed thickening of the alveolar septa accompanied by moderate eos inophil infiltration. After admission to the hospital, the patient's s ymptoms immediately improved without any medication. Clinical course a nd pathologic findings suggested acute eosinophilic pneumonia caused b y a hypersensitivity reaction.