Abstract
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Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia Masquerading as a Lung Abscess
by Hong Q. Ren, Qian Zhao, Jiao Jiang, Wen Yang, Ling Zhang, Si Y. Sun, Xue X. Yao, Yan L. Ge
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Background: Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (AEP) is a rare form of non-infectious pneumonia that is easily missed and misdiagnosed because of its atypical clinical symptoms and misleading laboratory and imaging studies.
Methods: By reporting a case of an initial diagnosis of lung abscess, which was treated with antibiotics and then CT suggesting that the lesion continued to worsen, it was eventually confirmed to be AEP by lung biopsy, A joint literature analysis was conducted to improve clinicians' understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of AEP.
Results: Initially, because of the atypical ancillary findings, we thought the disease was a lung abscess, which was eventually confirmed by pathology as AEP.
Conclusions: The presence of AEP needs to be considered when various laboratory findings point to infectious dis-ease, but anti-infection is not effective. Diagnosis can be confirmed by bronchoalveolar lavage and lung tissue biopsy. Prompt treatment can provide rapid relief and reduce the risk of patient death.
DOI: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2023.230423
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