title: A pneumonia that will not go away.
abstract: Pneumonia is a common diagnosis with significant morbidity and mortality. However, pneumonia is a commonly overdiagnosed entity, with many similar-appearing conditions. A young, previously healthy woman was misdiagnosed with a variety of respiratory tract infections over the course of five months before establishing the correct diagnosis - chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
authors: Khaled R
authors: KR
authors: Khasawneh
authors: Tashfeen
authors: T
authors: Mahmood
authors: Ruba A
authors: RA
authors: Halloush
authors: Faisal A
authors: FA
authors: Khasawneh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000379:methods; D063189:Symptom Assessment; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids