About this article
Article Category: Case Report
Published Online: Nov 07, 2020
Page range: 259 - 262
Received: Feb 18, 2020
Accepted: Oct 16, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0037
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© 2020 Molly Wolf, Jeremy Richards, published by Sciendo
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Differential diagnosis considerations for acute eosinophilic pneumonia.
| Differential diagnosis considerations |
|---|
| Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis |
| Pulmonary fungal infections |
| Pulmonary parasitic infections |
| Medication effects |
| Pulmonary infiltration of eosinophils secondary to overwhelming peripheral eosinophilia |
Diagnostic criteria for acute eosinophilic pneumonia.
| Clinical diagnostic criteria for acute eosinophilic pneumonia |
|---|
| Febrile illness less than four weeks in duration |
| Hypoxemic respiratory failure |
| Diffuse pulmonary opacities on chest radiograph |
| Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) with cell count demonstrating >25% eosinophilia |
| Absence of other known causes for pulmonary eosinophilia |
Characteristics of the clinical syndrome of vaping-associated lung injury.
| Differential diagnosis considerations |
|---|
| Recent e-cigarette use |
| Pulmonary infiltrates on chest imaging |
| Absence of pulmonary infection |
| No evidence of an alternative cause |