A Case of Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia Following Short-Term Passive Smoking: An Evidence of Very High Level of Urinary Cotinine

A Case of Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia Following Short-Term Passive Smoking: An Evidence of Very High Level of Urinary Cotinine

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is characterized by febrile illness, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia. The pathogenesis is not well understood. We report a case of 22-year-old men who never smoke presented with AEP 2 days after acute passive smoke exposure. He developed acute respi...

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Main Authors: Kosaku Komiya, Shinji Teramoto, Masahiro Kawashima, Yuichiro Kurosaki, Shunsuke Shoji, Akira Hebisawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
acute eosinophilic pneumonia
acute respiratory distress syndrome
lung biopsy specimens
passive smoking
urinary cotinine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015306559

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