| Literature DB >> 25973261 |
Na Hee Kim1, Kyung Hee Lee1, Jun Ho Kim1, Jae Hwa Cho1, Lucia Kim1, Eugene Kim1.
Abstract
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP) is an idiopathic chronic condition characterized by alveolar filling with mixed inflammatory infiltrate consisting largely of eosinophils. On CT, it is usually observed as consolidation, often peripheral and patchy in distribution, with upper lobe dominance. Airway involvement in CEP is very rare. We report on a case of bronchial involvement in CEP.Entities:
Keywords: Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP); blood eosinophilia; bronchial involvement
Year: 2015 PMID: 25973261 PMCID: PMC4419316 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.12.16
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895