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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.D. [2]
Overview
Onset of chronic type is more than 2–4 weeks and acute one is less than 1 month. A history of atopy is found in 60 percent. Symptoms of idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia include dyspnea, fever, cough, wheezing, sputum, myalgias.
History
- Chronic eosinophilia affects patients in their 30s or 40s.[1]
- A history of atopy is found in 60 percent.
- Onset of chronic type is more than 2–4 weeks and acute one is less than 1 month.
- History of asthma with chronic type.
- Smoking history is more evident with the acute type.
Symptoms
Symptoms of idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia include:[2][3][4]
- Acute onset of dyspnea
- Fever that is usually moderate
- Cough
- Wheezing
- blood-tinged sputum
- pleuritic thoracic pain
- Myalgias
- Acute respiratory failure is frequent in the acute pneumonia and mechanical ventilation
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- ↑ Marchand E, Etienne-Mastroianni B, Chanez P, Lauque D, Leclerc P, Cordier JF; et al. (2003). "Idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia and asthma: how do they influence each other?". Eur Respir J. 22 (1): 8–13. PMID 12882444.
- ↑ Marchand E, Reynaud-Gaubert M, Lauque D, Durieu J, Tonnel AB, Cordier JF (1998). "Idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. A clinical and follow-up study of 62 cases. The Groupe d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Maladies "Orphelines" Pulmonaires (GERM"O"P)". Medicine (Baltimore). 77 (5): 299–312. PMID 9772920.
- ↑ Oyama Y, Fujisawa T, Hashimoto D, Enomoto N, Nakamura Y, Inui N; et al. (2015). "Efficacy of short-term prednisolone treatment in patients with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia". Eur Respir J. 45 (6): 1624–31. doi:10.1183/09031936.00199614. PMID 25614171.
- ↑ Rhee CK, Min KH, Yim NY, Lee JE, Lee NR, Chung MP; et al. (2013). "Clinical characteristics and corticosteroid treatment of acute eosinophilic pneumonia". Eur Respir J. 41 (2): 402–9. doi:10.1183/09031936.00221811. PMID 22599359.