| Autor: |
Baptista, JP, Casanova, PC, Almeida e Sousa, JP, Martins, JP, Simões, A, Fernandes, V, Souto, J, Costa, JJ, Carvalho, L, Pimentel, J |
| Jazyk: |
portugalština |
| Rok vydání: |
2004 |
| Předmět: |
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| Popis: |
The Authors present a case of acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) associated with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in a previously healthy young adult, medicated with nitrofurantoin. AEP must be included in the differential diagnosis of community adquired pneumonia, as well as a cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome; its diagnosis is suggested by the presence of eosinophilic alveolitis in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. The early diagnosis of AEP and corticosteroid therapy may be lifesaving. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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