18 Facts About Eosinophilic pneumonia

Eosinophilic pneumonia is a disease in which an eosinophil, a type of white blood cell, accumulates in the lungs.

Eosinophilic pneumonia is diagnosed by a combination of characteristic symptoms, findings on a physical examination by a health provider, and the results of blood tests and X-rays.

Prognosis is excellent once most eosinophilic pneumonia is recognized and treatment with corticosteroids is begun.

Eosinophilic pneumonia is divided into different categories depending upon whether its cause can be determined or not.

Eosinophilic pneumonia can occur when the immune system attacks the lungs, a disease called eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.

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Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia can be divided into acute and chronic forms, depending on the symptoms a person is experiencing.

Individuals with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia are often misdiagnosed with asthma before the correct diagnosis is made.

Eosinophilic pneumonia can develop in several different ways depending on the underlying cause of the disease.

The common characteristic among different causes of eosinophilic pneumonia is eosinophil overreaction or dysfunction in the lungs.

When eosinophilic pneumonia is caused by helminths, it is often called "Loffler's syndrome".

Eosinophilic pneumonia is diagnosed in one of three circumstances: when a complete blood count reveals increased eosinophils and a chest X-ray or computed tomography identifies abnormalities in the lungs, when a biopsy identifies increased eosinophils in lung tissue, or when increased eosinophils are found in fluid obtained by a bronchoscopy.

Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia is most likely when the symptoms have been present for more than a month.

Laboratory tests typical of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia include increased levels of eosinophils in the blood, a high erythrocyte sedimentation rate, iron deficiency anemia, and increased platelets.

When eosinophilic pneumonia is related to an illness such as cancer or parasitic infection, treatment of the underlying cause is effective in resolving the lung disease.

Acute and chronic eosinophilic pneumonia have very little associated mortality as long as intensive care is available and treatment with corticosteroids is given.

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia can occur at any age, even in previously healthy children, though most patients are between 20 and 40 years of age.

Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia occurs more frequently in women than men and does not appear to be related to smoking.

Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia was first described by Carrington in 1969, and it is known as Carrington syndrome.