Diaz-Abad Montserrat, Malone Laura, Ali Liaqat, Pickering Edward M, Sachdeva Ashutosh
University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland.
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2019 Mar 20;89(1). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2019.985.
The spectrum of eosinophilic lung diseases comprises a diverse group of pulmonary disorders associated with tissue or peripheral eosinophilia. [Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP)] is an uncommon eosinophilic lung disease that can be idiopathic, but identifiable causes include medications, inhalational exposures and infections. Most cases in the literature are associated with first-time cigarette smoking or resuming smoking. Herein, we present a case of AEP in an elderly man triggered by exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke, in whom a transbronchial biopsy was diagnostic. The patient recovered fully with glucocorticoid therapy without recurrence after avoiding further secondhand smoke.
嗜酸性粒细胞性肺疾病谱包括一组与组织或外周嗜酸性粒细胞增多相关的多种肺部疾病。[急性嗜酸性粒细胞性肺炎（AEP）]是一种罕见的嗜酸性粒细胞性肺疾病，可为特发性，但可识别的病因包括药物、吸入性暴露和感染。文献中的大多数病例与首次吸烟或恢复吸烟有关。在此，我们报告一例老年男性因接触二手烟引发的AEP病例，经支气管活检确诊。患者接受糖皮质激素治疗后完全康复，避免再次接触二手烟后未复发。
