Courtesy of Omar Giyab
Lab: elevated eosinophil count
Symptoms: recurrent pulmonary infections treated with antibiotics, dyspnoe, weight loss
affects usually the upper lobes predominantly |
residual band-like opacity parallel to pleural surface |
predominantly peripheral consolidations with surrounding ground-glass opacity; the septal thickening is more common in acute eosinophilic pneumonia |
Usually rapid response to corticosteroid therapy.
2012.05.21
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