title: Two cases of daptomycin-induced eosinophilic pneumonia and chronic pneumonitis.
abstract: We present 2 elderly patients who developed lung infiltrates associated with eosinophilia during intravenous daptomycin treatment. Both patients improved quickly after daptomycin was stopped and steroid treatment was initiated. However, complete recovery did not occur, and both patients became chronically steroid dependent.
authors.affiliation: Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, 57105, USA. ylal@usd.edu
authors.forename: Yasir
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: Aristides P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Assimacopoulos
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017576:Daptomycin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D028761:Withholding Treatment
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D013256:Steroids; D017576:Daptomycin