Acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with smoking: a case report
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is commonly misdiagnosed as infectious pneumonia due to presence of fever and radiological features. However, development of peripheral eosinophilia within days of presentation should raise the concern of AEP especially in previously heathy adults with history of r...
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center
2018-05-01
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| author | Beenish Fayyaz |
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| description | Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is commonly misdiagnosed as infectious pneumonia due to presence of fever and radiological features. However, development of peripheral eosinophilia within days of presentation should raise the concern of AEP especially in previously heathy adults with history of recent tobacco smoking. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64ea8c99b48f43b0a40aee5ec712c2e22023-01-02T22:39:14ZengGreater Baltimore Medical CenterJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives2000-96662018-05-018311912210.1080/20009666.2018.14666011466601Acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with smoking: a case reportBeenish Fayyaz0Greater Baltimore Medical CenterAcute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is commonly misdiagnosed as infectious pneumonia due to presence of fever and radiological features. However, development of peripheral eosinophilia within days of presentation should raise the concern of AEP especially in previously heathy adults with history of recent tobacco smoking.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1466601Acute eosinophilic pneumoniaperipheral eosinophiliabronchoalveolar lavagecommunity-acquired pneumoniatobacco smokingcortcicosteroids |
| spellingShingle | Beenish Fayyaz Acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with smoking: a case report Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives Acute eosinophilic pneumonia peripheral eosinophilia bronchoalveolar lavage community-acquired pneumonia tobacco smoking cortcicosteroids |
| title | Acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with smoking: a case report |
| title_full | Acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with smoking: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with smoking: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with smoking: a case report |
| title_short | Acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with smoking: a case report |
| title_sort | acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with smoking a case report |
| topic | Acute eosinophilic pneumonia peripheral eosinophilia bronchoalveolar lavage community-acquired pneumonia tobacco smoking cortcicosteroids |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1466601 |
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