Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia: Correlation of Clinical Characteristics With Underlying Cause.

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Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is an uncommon disease, often indistinguishable from ARDS or community-acquired pneumonia at initial presentation. AEP can be idiopathic, but identifiable causes include medications and inhalational exposures, including cigarette smoke.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Chest

Title: Chest

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1931-3543

ISSN (Print): 0012-3692

Publication date (Electronic): August 2017

Volume: 152

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Dipartimento Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare, University of Milan-Bicocca, Respiratory Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

[2 ] Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

[3 ] Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

[4 ] Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: ryu.jay@mayo.edu.

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Publisher Item ID: S0012-3692(17)30360-4

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.03.001

PubMed ID: 28286263

SO-VID: d5a6203a-d989-422c-b9cd-56034beffb4a

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Keywords: acute eosinophilic pneumonia,mechanical ventilation,eosinophilia,tobacco smoke

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Keywords: acute eosinophilic pneumonia, mechanical ventilation, eosinophilia, tobacco smoke

Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia: Correlation of Clinical Characteristics With Underlying Cause.

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