Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia: a case report
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A Phunmanee1, W Boonsawat, D J Charoensiri
1Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Abstract:
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP) is a disorder, characterized by a history of pneumonia (> 2 months) and eosinophilic pulmonary infiltration without any organic causes. We describe a 28-year-old woman who presented with cough, dyspnea and fever for 2 months. She was diagnosed with mild asthma and allergic rhinitis 2 years before being diagnosed with CEP. For a period of 9 months she took no medication. Her chest roentgenogram at this admission revealed patchy infiltration in both upper lung fields. Laboratory data revealed blood eosinophilia (4,284/mm3), and her serum IgE was mildly elevated (245.8 IU/ml). A computerized tomography of the chest did not show bronchiectasis. CEP was diagnosed from significant eosinophilia in bronchoalveolar larvage fluid and transbronchial biopsy revealed eosinophilic infiltration without any demonstrable infectious agent. The patient was treated with prednisolone 45 mg/day. Her symptoms disappeared and her chest roentgenogram showed nearly complete resolution in 2 and 4 days, consecutively.
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