Acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with smoking: a case report

Abstract

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is commonly misdiagnosed as infectious pneumonia due to presence of fever and radiological features. However, development of peripheral eosinophilia within days of presentation should raise the concern of AEP especially in previously heathy adults with history of recent tobacco smoking.

Keywords

• Acute eosinophilic pneumonia
• peripheral eosinophilia
• bronchoalveolar lavage
• community-acquired pneumonia
• tobacco smoking
• cortcicosteroids