| Diagnosis in Just Over a Minute: a Case of Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia. | |
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PMID: 23297060 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP) is a rare interstitial lung disease characterized by subacute dyspnea, peripheral infiltrates on imaging, and pulmonary eosinophilia. We report a case of a 48-year-old man who presented to a "minute clinic" with cough and dyspnea. After improvement on a short course of steroids for a presumptive diagnosis of bronchospasm, he presented to our hospital with symptom recurrence. Computed tomography (CT) imaging revealed peripheral infiltrates and bronchoscopy confirmed pulmonary eosinophilia. In this clinical vignette, we review the typical presentation of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, the differential diagnosis of pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia, and the challenges of diagnosing a rare condition that may mimic more common causes of dyspnea, especially in a "minute clinic" setting. |
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Adam Geoffrey Kolb; Samuel Thomas Ives; Scott Francis Davies |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-8 |
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Title: Journal of general internal medicine Volume: - ISSN: 1525-1497 ISO Abbreviation: J Gen Intern Med Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-8 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8605834 Medline TA: J Gen Intern Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Internal Medicine Residency, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA. |
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