Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonitis

Definition

Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia (pneumonitis) is characterised by acute febrile respiratory failure associated with diffuse radiographic infiltrates and eosinophilia in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) in the absence of infection. Patients, who are initially healthy and often young, present with severe hypoxemia.

Inclusions

• Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia

Also indexed as

Nearby in Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonitis

• CB02.11Idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonitis
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified