The Consequences of Not Looking at the Eosinophil Count: Pulmonary Infiltrates and Eosinophilia Syndrome (PIE) Probably Caused by Ciprofloxacin
Objectives: To describe a case of pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia (PIE syndrome) probably caused by ciprofloxacin. Materials and methods: A 64-year-old woman was admitted to our department with suspected hospital-acquired pneumonia and treated with antibiotics. She had no symptoms but had pe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SMC MEDIA SRL
2015-06-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/201 |
| Summary: | Objectives: To describe a case of pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia (PIE syndrome) probably caused by ciprofloxacin.
Materials and methods: A 64-year-old woman was admitted to our department with suspected hospital-acquired pneumonia and treated with antibiotics. She had no symptoms but had peripheral eosinophilia. She had recently been given ciprofloxacin for a urinary tract infection.
Results: The patient spontaneously improved after exhaustive negative investigations.
Conclusion: We concluded that this patient had PIE syndrome probably caused by ciprofloxacin. |
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| ISSN: | 2284-2594 |