Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia with Small Abscesses in the Tracheo-bronchial Mucosa and Lung Parenchyma

Tetsuri KONDO; Hideo SUZUKI; Yutaka HIROKAWA; Yasuyo OHTA; Hajime YAMABAYASHI

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.31.391

Tetsuri KONDO, Hideo SUZUKI, Yutaka HIROKAWA, Yasuyo OHTA, Hajime YAMABAYASHI

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Keywords: pulmonary eosinophilia, large airway, eosinophilic abscess, bronchoscopy

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1992 Volume 31 Issue 3 Pages 391-393

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.31.391

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Abstract

Abscess formation is uncommon in eosinophilic lung disease. In this paper we present a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia in which bronchofiberoscopy revealed scattered small abscesses in the large airways. Pathological examination revealed the presence of inflammatory cells with eosinophilic infiltration in both the bronchial mucosa and lung parenchyma.
(Internal Medicine 31 : 391-393, 1992)

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