title: Chronic bronchiolitis with associated eosinophilic lung disease (eosinophilic bronchiolitis).
abstract: We encountered an adult patient with dyspnea, eosinophilia and bronchiolitis. He was diagnosed as having diffuse panbronchiolitis, and was treated with erythromycin for 3 years, but his symptoms had gradually worsened. Bronchoalveolar lavage showed marked eosinophilia, and video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy revealed chronic bronchiolitis with associated eosinophilic lung disease (eosinophilic bronchiolitis). To our knowledge, no case of eosinophilic bronchiolitis has been reported in the literature.
authors: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Saitama, Japan.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Takayanagi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kanazawa
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Kawabata
authors: T V
authors: TV
authors: Colby
mesh_terms: D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013147:Spirometry; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone