CHORUS
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chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
- idiopathic
- associated with allergies & desensitization
- variant of Loeffler pneumonia
- tx: corticosteroids
Findings:
- "reverse pulmonary edema pattern" (= Loeffler's)
- areas of consolidation PERSIST (days to weeks)
see: eosinophilic lung disease
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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