Acute eosinophilic pneumonia triggered by secondhand cigarette smoke exposure in an elderly man
| Autor: | Montserrat Diaz-Abad, Laura Malone, Liaqat Ali, Edward M. Pickering, Ashutosh Sachdeva |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, Vol 89, Iss 1 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1122-0643 2532-5264 |
| DOI: | 10.4081/monaldi.2019.985 |
| Popis: | The spectrum of eosinophilic lung diseases comprises a diverse group of pulmonary disorders associated with tissue or peripheral eosinophilia. [Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP)] is an uncommon eosinophilic lung disease that can be idiopathic, but identifiable causes include medications, inhalational exposures and infections. Most cases in the literature are associated with first-time cigarette smoking or resuming smoking. Herein, we present a case of AEP in an elderly man triggered by exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke, in whom a transbronchial biopsy was diagnostic. The patient recovered fully with glucocorticoid therapy without recurrence after avoiding further secondhand smoke. |
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