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Steroid-refractory neonatal eosinophilic pneumonia responsive to cyclosporin A
R L Morton1, L R Shoemaker, N S Eid
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
|September 3, 1999
Abstract:
Idiopathic neonatal eosinophilic pneumonia is extremely rare. We report an infant who presented with tachypnea and interstitial infiltrates on chest radiograph at age 2 wk. Lung biopsy revealed perivascular and interstitial eosinophils. Despite initial improvement, the patient's condition became resistant to corticosteroids, cromolyn, and intravenous gamma globulin. After treatment with cyclosporin A his symptoms resolved.