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Acute eosinophilic pneumonia after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- Source :
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Annals of hematology [Ann Hematol] 2006 Mar; Vol. 85 (3), pp. 202-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2006 Jan 03. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- A 55-year old woman with multiple myeloma was treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). She developed cutaneous and hepatic graft-vs-host disease (GVHD). Sixty-five days after HSCT, acute respiratory failure occurred. A thoracic computed tomography scan showed bilateral patchy infiltrates. Bronchoalveolar lavage revealed 40% eosinophils on differential cell count with no infectious pathogens. These findings were in favor of acute eosinophilic pneumonia. High-dose steroid treatment was started, which had a rapid and lasting favorable course. After HSCT, clinicians should be aware that acute eosinophilic pneumonia mimics infectious pneumonitis and can be associated with GVHD.
- Subjects :
- Acute Disease
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Multiple Myeloma complications
Multiple Myeloma diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Transplantation, Homologous
Graft vs Host Disease etiology
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation adverse effects
Multiple Myeloma therapy
Pulmonary Eosinophilia diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Eosinophilia etiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0939-5555
- Volume :
- 85
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annals of hematology
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 16389562
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-005-0068-y