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Daptomycin-induced Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia.

Sundeep Kumar¹, Israel Acosta-Sanchez¹, Natarajan Rajagopalan²

¹Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.

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Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) caused by daptomycin can lead to respiratory failure. Early discontinuation of daptomycin and steroid therapy resulted in rapid recovery, suggesting tailored diagnostic criteria for AEP.

Keywords:

acute eosinophilic pneumonia acute respiratory failure adverse drug effects daptomycin adverse effects daptomycin induced acute eosinophilic pneumonia pulmonary eosinophilia

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Area of Science:

Pulmonology
Pharmacology
Immunology

Background:

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is a rare but serious condition.
Daptomycin is an antibiotic that can induce AEP through immune-mediated lung injury.

Observation:

A 65-year-old male presented with dyspnea and hypoxemic respiratory failure after three weeks of daptomycin treatment.
Chest CT revealed bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, and bronchoscopy showed significant pulmonary eosinophilia.

Findings:

Bacterial, fungal, viral, and mycobacterial cultures were negative, ruling out infection.
Discontinuation of daptomycin and initiation of steroid therapy led to rapid clinical and radiological improvement.

Implications:

This case highlights daptomycin as a potential cause of AEP.
A shorter course of steroids may be sufficient for treatment.
Diagnostic criteria for AEP may need patient-specific adjustments.