Korean J Allergy.  1997 Mar;17(1):84-91.

A case of acute eosinophilic pneumonia with spontaneous resolution

• Cheon EM
• Kim HC
• Chung MP
• Kwon OJ
• Choi DC
• Lee KS
• Ahn SJ
• Kim HJ
• Rhee CH
• Han JG

Abstract

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia(AEP) is one of uncommon causes of fatal respiratory failure. Since first reported in 1979, AEP is considered as different disease entity from chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. Recently, consensus is evolving in regard to diagnostic criteria. We experienced a 21-year old male patient presenting typical clinical and radiological characteristics of AEP. Bronchoalveolar lavage showed eosinophilia and transbronchial lung biopsy revealed infiltration of eosinophils and lymphocytes in interstitium and alveoli. This patient completely recovered within three weeks without corticosteroid. We report this case with brief review of literature.

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Bronchoalveolar Lavage
Consensus
Eosinophilia
Eosinophils*
Humans
Lung
Lymphocytes
Male
Pulmonary Eosinophilia*
Respiratory Insufficiency
Young Adult