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Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia presenting with recurrent massive bilateral pleural effusion : case report
Y S Samman1, S O Wali, M A Abdelaal
1Department of Medicine, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Sammanys@ngha.med.sa
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|March 13, 2001
Abstract:
We describe a rare case of a 29-year-old woman with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP) presenting with massive bilateral pleural effusion leading to respiratory failure, a complication that was not reported before with CEP. The patient was successfully managed with ventilatory support and steroid therapy. On long-term follow-up, she remained well, receiving a low maintenance dose of prednisone without evidence of relapse of the disease.