[Pulmonary infiltrates and peripheral blood eosinophilia].
A 43-year-old asthmatic woman was hospitalised because of fever, cough, expectorations and asthenia. Chest X-rays showed bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. Peripheral blood eosinophilia was greater than 9 G/l. Bronchoalveolar lavage revealed a massive eosinophilia. The clinical features were consistent with a chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. All the symptoms resolved with the initiation of prednisone treatment. The differential diagnosis of eosinophilic pneumonia is discussed.
Ceppi
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M
Service de médecine A, Département de Médecine, CHUV, Lausanne.
Coronado
M
M
Gainon
J
J
Fitting
J W
JW
Lamy
O
O
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D011241:Prednisone