Acute eosinophilic pneumonia accompanied by mediastinal lymphadenopathy and thrombocytopenia

Esme, H.; Sahin, O.; Sezer, M.; Fidan, F.; Unlu, M.

Journal of the National Medical Association 98(11): 1848-1850

2006


ISSN/ISBN: 0027-9684
PMID: 17128696
Document Number: 597698
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia, which was described in 1989, is thought to represent a hypersensitivity reaction to unidentified inhaled antigens. Here, we present a case of a marble mine worker with acute eosinophilic pneumonia complicated with mediastinal lymphadenopathy, neutrophilia, thrombocytopenia and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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