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Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Pathology, INHS Asvini, Mumbai, IN
2 Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology, INHS Asvini, Mumbai, IN
3 INHS Asvini, Mumbai, IN
Source
The Indian Practitioner, Vol 69, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 40-41
Abstract
Idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia is a rare disorder of unknown cause characterized by respiratory symptoms of more than 2 weeks, alveolar or blood eosinophilia, peripheral pulmonary infiltrates on imaging after exclusion of known cause of eosinophilic lung disease. It is a rare disorder and contributes 0-2.5% in different registries of Interstitial Lung disease. Links between asthma and idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia have also been described. We report a case of this rare entity.
Keywords
Eosinophilia, Idiopathic Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Migratory Opacities, Broncho Alveolar Lavage.
