Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia Following Secondhand Cigarette Smoke Exposure

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is a disease characterized by an acute febrile onset, eosinophilia in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and a dramatic response to corticosteroids. Although many studies have reported a close relationship between direct cigarette smoking and AEP, few studies have ident...

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Autores principales: Chung, Min Kyung, Lee, Seok Jeong, Kim, Mi Yeon, Lee, Jin Hwa, Chang, Jung Hyun, Sim, Sung Shin, Ryu, Yon Ju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4021268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24851134
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2014.76.4.188
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Sumario:Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is a disease characterized by an acute febrile onset, eosinophilia in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and a dramatic response to corticosteroids. Although many studies have reported a close relationship between direct cigarette smoking and AEP, few studies have identified an association between passive smoking and AEP. Here, we report a case of AEP in a 19-year-old female with cough, fever, and dyspnea after 4 weeks of intense exposure to secondhand smoke for 6 to 8 hours a day in an enclosed area.

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