[Eosinophilic pneumonia causing severe respiratory insufficiency. Clinical case].
A 37 year-old previously healthy woman developed severe respiratory failure and diffuse pulmonary infiltrates. A diagnosis of Eosinophilic pneumonia was made based on elevated blood counts of eosinophils and high numbers of them in the broncho-alveolar lavage. The patient recovered after steroid therapy and remained well six months later. Most cases of eosinophilic involvement of the lung have a chronic course and only recently has acute eosinophilic pneumonia been recognized. Typical findings on bronchoalveolar lavage and cure with steroid therapy provide the basis for diagnosis.
Arrese
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Departamento de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago de Chile.
Castellón
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; D004804:Eosinophils; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*
D006854:Hydrocortisone
Neumonía eosinófila como causa de insuficiencia respiratoria grave. Caso clinico.