Acute eosinophilic pneumonia following cigarette smoking.
Two cases of acute eosinophilic pneumonia following cigarette smoking are analyzed for characteristic features. The first patient noted dyspnea 14 days after initiation of smoking. The second patient noted dyspnea 12 days after beginning to smoke. Both cases had characteristic features including occurrence at an age younger than 30 years; less than 1 month duration of cigarette smoking before onset of disease; and no identifiable cause of acute eosinophilic pneumonia apart from smoking. We believe that acute eosinophilic pneumonia following cigarette smoking, which has characteristic features as described above, should be considered as a distinct subtype of AEP.
Shiota
Y
Y
Department of Clinical Research, Kure Kyosai Hospital.
Kawai
T
T
Matsumoto
H
H
Hiyama
J
J
Tokuda
Y
Y
Marukawa
M
M
Ono
T
T
Mashiba
H
H
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone