Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia: high-resolution CT findings in 14 patients

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006 Feb;186(2):368-73. doi: 10.2214/AJR.04.1847.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the high-resolution CT findings of drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonias.

Conclusion: Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonias usually manifest as areas of consolidation and ground-glass opacity most commonly involving the outer third of the lungs.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Eosinophilia / chemically induced*
  • Pulmonary Eosinophilia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*