Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Eosinophilic lung diseases are a varied group of disorders that, apart from the presence of eosinophils, often have little in common clinically. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP) is thought to represent 1-3% of interstitial lung diseases and is characterized by significant eosinophilia in both tissue and peripheral blood. We present the case of a 21-year-old patient, non-smoking and with no history of atopy. He came in with progressively worsening, insidious respiratory symptoms, reporting cough and dyspnea. The diagnosis of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia was considered based on characteristic imaging, blood eosinophilia and broncho alveolar lavage (BAL) results. The progress under corticosteroid therapy was favorable. After just one week, the patient reported clinical improvement, normalization of blood eosinophil levels, and radiological clearance.
Institutions: University of Hassan II Casablanca, Mohammed V University
Language: English
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4403554475