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Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is a rare but severe respiratory syndrome characterized by fever, hypoxemic respiratory failure, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates, and pulmonary eosinophilia. The most common cause of AEP is idiopathic, but it can be associated with antidepressant medications like sertraline.
A 76-year-old female presented to our ED...
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... for COVID-19, mycoplasma, legionella, and streptococcus were negative. CT angiography chest ruled out pulmonary embolism and showed patchy areas of ground glass opacity in bilateral lung field ( Figure 2). As her condition worsened, she required high flow oxygen and was transferred to the ICU. ...
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... for COVID-19, mycoplasma, legionella, and streptococcus were negative. CT angiography chest ruled out pulmonary embolism and showed patchy areas of ground glass opacity in bilateral lung field ( Figure 2). As her condition worsened, she required high flow oxygen and was transferred to the ICU. ...
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