title: Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with atypical radiographic presentation.
abstract: Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP) is a rare disease characterized by a progressive symptomatic deterioration of more than 1 month, pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophils, and a dramatic response to corticosteroid treatment. We describe a patient with CEP who presented with right upper lung infiltrates with evidence of cavitation.
authors.affiliation: Klinik III für Innere Medizin, Universität zu Köln, Germany. ulaufs@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Laufs
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wassermann
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erdmann
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone