Acute eosinophilic pneumonia induced by minocycline: prominent Kerley B lines as a feature of positive re-challenge test.
We report herein a case of acute eosinophilic pneumonia induced by minocycline, confirmed by TBLB and re-challenge test. Re-challenge test suggested that Arthus-type reaction was pathognomonic, and prominent Kerley B lines represented a local hypersensitivity reaction in this patient.
Yokoyama
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A
First Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University Faculty of Medicine.
Mizushima
Y
Y
Suzuki
H
H
Arai
N
N
Kitagawa
M
M
Yano
S
S
D000328:Adult; D001183:Arthus Reaction / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008911:Minocycline / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
D008911:Minocycline