title: Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia in a 14-month-old girl.
abstract: Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia (IAEP), characterized by acute febrile respiratory failure associated with diffuse radiographic infiltrates and pulmonary eosinophilia, is rarely reported in children. Diagnosis is based on an association of characteristic features including acute respiratory failure with fever, bilateral infiltrates on the chest X-ray, severe hypoxemia and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid >25% eosinophils or a predominant eosinophilic infiltrate in lung biopsies in the absence of any identifiable etiology. We present a 14-month-old girl who was admitted to our pediatric intensive care unit because of acute respiratory distress. She had a fever, dry cough, and progressive dyspnea for 1 day. Chest X-ray showed multifocal consolidations, increased interstitial markings, parenchymal emphysema and pneumothorax. IAEP was confirmed by marked pulmonary infiltrates of eosinophils in the lung biopsy specimen. Most known causes of acute eosinophilic pneumonia, such as exposure to causative drugs, toxins, second-hand smoking and infections were excluded. Her symptoms were resolved quickly after corticosteroid therapy.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Ha Neul
authors: HN
authors: Park
authors: Bo Hyun
authors: BH
authors: Chung
authors: Jung Eun
authors: JE
authors: Pyun
authors: Kwang Chul
authors: KC
authors: Lee
authors: Ji Tae
authors: JT
authors: Choung
authors: Choon Hak
authors: CH
authors: Lim
authors: Young
authors: Y
authors: Yoo
keywords: Child; Idiopathic; Pulmonary eosiophilia; Respiratory distress
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