title: Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia in a patient with ataxia telangiectasia.
abstract: The first reported case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia in a patient with ataxia telangiectasia is described. The patient displayed the immunoglobulin deficiencies and abnormalities of lymphocyte numbers characteristic of ataxia telangiectasia. Treatment with corticosteroids led to a dramatic recovery. The proposed pathogenetic mechanisms of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia are discussed in the light of the immunological abnormalities associated with ataxia telangiectasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Prince Henry Hospital, Little Bay, NSW.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Zagami
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Colebatch
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wakefield
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001260:Ataxia Telangiectasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000172:deficiency; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins; D011241:Prednisone