Acute eosinophilic pneumonia: A case report and review of the literature

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1470-1474

  Janz, David R ^a   O'Neal, Hollis R ^a   Ely, E Wesley ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Critical care; Pneumonia; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IMIPENEM; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 5; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NORADRENALIN; PREDNISONE; PROSTACYCLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANAMNESIS; ARTERIAL GAS; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; LUNG AUSCULTATION; LUNG LAVAGE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAL SIGN;

ACUTE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SHOCK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650482943     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31819cc502     Document Type: Review

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