title: Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with small abscesses in the tracheo-bronchial mucosa and lung parenchyma.
abstract: Abscess formation is uncommon in eosinophilic lung disease. In this paper we present a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia in which bronchofiberoscopy revealed scattered small abscesses in the large airways. Pathological examination revealed the presence of inflammatory cells with eosinophilic infiltration in both the bronchial mucosa and lung parenchyma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Isehara, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirokawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamabayashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology