[Acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with aspirin].
A 21-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with acute progressive dyspnea and a high fever. He had started smoking 6 weeks before admission. A chest radiograph showed diffuse infiltrates with Kerley B lines and bilateral pleural effusions. There was no evidence of infection. His condition improved rapidly and without medication. On admission the concentrations of interleukin-5 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and in blood were high, but they were normal one week later. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia was diagnosed. A positive result of a lymphocyte stimulation test indicated that the development of symptoms was closely associated with ingestion of aspirin. We know of no previous report of acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with aspirin.
Uchida
K
K
Department of Respirology, Inada-Nobovito Hospital.
Sekiguchi
S
S
Matsuda
K
K
Kurihara
Y
Y
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001241:Aspirin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D015848:Interleukin-5 / Q000378:metabolism; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000139:chemically induced*
D015848:Interleukin-5; D001241:Aspirin