[Pulmonary infiltrations with eosinophilia (pulmonary eosinophilia)].
The pulmonary eosinophilias are characterised by radiographic lung shadows with either a peripheral blood eosinophilia of more than 450/microliter or histologic abnormalities consisting of both interstitial and intraalveolar accumulations of eosinophils and macrophages. We describe the clinical features, radiographic changes, results of bronchoscopy and follow-up studies of three women with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia of unknown aetiology. In all patients the illness resolved rapidly after treatment with corticosteroids, however one patient experienced a second episode after treatment withdrawal. We demonstrate the wide differential diagnosis of the syndrome of pulmonary eosinophilia.
Fischer
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BM
III. Medizinische Klinik-Schwerpunkt Pneumoloige, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz.
Schadmand
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Gerharz
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Steppling
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H
Ferlinz
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D000328:Adult; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D012008:Recurrence
D011241:Prednisone
Pulmonale Infiltratbildungen mit Eosinophilie ("pulmonale Eosinophilie").