Ewha Med J.  2006 Sep;29(2):127-132. 10.12771/emj.2006.29.2.127.

A Case of Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia Following Cigarette Smoking

• Choi EH
• Chang HJ
• Kang MJ
• Oh JY
• Kim IJ
• Sim YS
• Moon JW
• Chang JH
• Lee JH
• Sung SH

• KMID: 1964011
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12771/emj.2006.29.2.127

Abstract

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia is characterized by acute febrile disease with diffuse interstitial infiltration on chest radiography, eosinophilic infiltration of lung parenchyma on lung biopsy and good response at corticosteroid therapy. There has been several reports that support cigarette smoking recently, even though the pathogenesis is not clear. We encountered a case of acute eosinophilic pneumonia induced by cigarette smoking, who, being a 20-year-old man, presented with acute onset of fever after his first cigarette smoking. His clinical symptoms and the infiltrations on onset x-ray improved after a treatment with corticosteroid.

Keyword

Cigarette; Eosinophilic pneumonia; Interstitial lung disease; Smoking

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Eosinophils
Fever
Humans
Lung
Lung Diseases, Interstitial
Pulmonary Eosinophilia*
Radiography
Smoking*
Thorax
Tobacco Products
Young Adult