Fact-sheet: Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
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Definition
Characterized by diffuse interstitial lung disease (infiltration of the pulmonary parenchyma by inflammatory cells, a significant proportion of which are eosinophils), associated with blood or tissue hypereosinophilia
Clinical features
Respiratory symptoms combining cough and mild dyspnea with general symptoms including fever and weight loss evolving over several months prior to diagnosis
CT
Non-segmental peripheral subpleural alveolar consolidation or ground-glass opacity, predominantly affecting the upper lobes