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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Characteristic CT findings of CEP include ground-glass attenuation, consolidation, Nodules, septal thickening, Pleural effusions, and thickening of bronchovascular bundles.
CT
Computed tomography can help characterize the distribution of opacities and guide selection of an area of involvement for bronchoalveolar lavage.[1]
Characteristic CT findings of CEP include:[2][3]
- Ground-glass attenuation
- Consolidation
- Nodules
- Septal thickening
- Pleural effusions
- Thickening of bronchovascular bundles
- The lesions usually involve the peripheral regions of the middle or upper lung zones.
- The radiologic diagnosis of other causes of eosinophilic lung such as drug-induced pulmonary eosinophilia and hypereosinophilic syndrome is rarely possible.
- Common CT findings of ABPA consist of bronchiectasis, mucous plugging, bronchial wall thickening, atelectasis, consolidation, areas of ground-glass attenuation, and upper and central lung predominance.[4]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ebara H, Ikezoe J, Johkoh T, Kohno N, Takeuchi N, Kozuka T; et al. (1994). "Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia: evolution of chest radiograms and CT features". J Comput Assist Tomogr. 18 (5): 737–44. PMID 8089322.
- ↑ Johkoh T, Müller NL, Akira M, Ichikado K, Suga M, Ando M; et al. (2000). "Eosinophilic lung diseases: diagnostic accuracy of thin-section CT in 111 patients". Radiology. 216 (3): 773–80. doi:10.1148/radiology.216.3.r00se01773. PMID 10966710.