[Subacute idiopathic eosinophilic pneumopathy with favorable outcome without corticotherapy].
The authors report a case of acute idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia, a recently described entity of unknown etiology. The patients develop a rapidly progressive respiratory failure which is reversible following steroid therapy. The key to the diagnosis is an eosinophilia in the broncho-alveolar lavage or in the lung biopsy. Our observation of a favourable outcome in this case without steroid therapy is evidence perhaps of a less aggressive form of the disease.
Chiappini
J
J
Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Desgenettes, Lyon.
Arbib
F
F
Heyraud
J D
JD
Flechaire
A
A
Gontier
C
C
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D004917:Erythromycin; D000658:Amoxicillin
Pneumopathie éosinophilique subaiguë idiopathique d'évolution favorable sans corticothérapie.