Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

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A Case Report of Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia

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  • Ahn, Jin Cheoul (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) ;
  • Choi, Woo Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) ;
  • Yang, Dae Won (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University) ;
  • Kang, Yun Kyoung (Department of pathology, College of Medicine, Inje University) ;
  • Jeon, Woo Ki (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Inje University) ;
  • Yum, Ho Kee (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University)
  • 안진철 (인제 대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 최진우 (인제 대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 양대원 (인제 대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 강윤경 (인제 대학교 의과대학 해부병리학 교실) ;
  • 전우기 (인제 대학교 의과대학 방사선학 교실) ;
  • 염호기 (인제 대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 1996.10.30
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Abstract

Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia is a very rare disorder of unknown etiology characterized by striking systemic and pulmonary manifestations such as fever, weight loss, dyspnea, blood eosinophilia, and fluffy peripheral opacities on chest radiograph. A number of these patients developed asthma before or with the onset of illness. The roentgenographic lesion rapidly resoluted with corticosteroid and recurrence was occasionally occured in the same location. Histopathologic features of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia include dense aggregates of eosinophils, histiocytes, and multinucleated giant cells within alveolar spaces, interstitium, and bronchioles associated with scattered lymphocytes and plasma cells. We report a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia diagnosed by clinical, radiographic, and histologic findings with review of the literature.

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