Complication of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia in an elderly patient with Sjögren syndrome

Koichi Waseda; Hideharu Hagiya; Yoshihisa Hanayama; Tomohiro Terasaka; Kosuke Kimura; Takao Tsuzuki; Kou Hasegawa; Takahiro Nada; Eri Nakamura; Kazutoshi Murakami; Eisei Kondo; Fumio Otsuka

Complication of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia in an elderly patient with Sjögren syndrome

Koichi Waseda, Hideharu Hagiya, Yoshihisa Hanayama, Tomohiro Terasaka, Kosuke Kimura, Takao Tsuzuki, Kou Hasegawa, Takahiro Nada, Eri Nakamura, Kazutoshi Murakami, Eisei Kondo, Fumio Otsuka

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An 81-year-old Japanese male with primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) developed a low-grade fever and productive cough which were refractory to antibiotic therapy. Based on the high level of eosinophils observed in his bronchial alveolar lavage, he was diagnosed with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP) and successfully treated by oral prednisolone. Interstitial lung diseases associated with pSS (pSS-ILDs) usually present as nonspecific interstitial pneumonia or usual interstitial pneumonia; therefore, the present case is extremely unique in that the patient's condition was complicated with CEP. A diagnosis of advanced gallbladder cancer was made in the patient's clinical course, suggesting the advisability of a whole-body workup in cases of pSS, especially in elderly patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	123-127
Number of pages	5
Journal	Acta medica Okayama
Volume	69
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Bronchial alveolar lavage
Eosinophilia
Eosinophilic pneumonia
Interstitial lung diseases
Sjögren syndrome

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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Complication of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia in an elderly patient with Sjögren syndrome

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