Pneumonia following rupture of echinococcal cyst: Diagnosis with bronchoalveolar lavage

Rapid diagnosis of acute eosinophilic pn

Rapid diagnosis of acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) in a patient with respiratory failure using bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) with calcofluor white (CW) staining

✍ Thomas F. Hogan; Roger S. Riley; John G. Thomas 📂 Article 📅 1997 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 82 KB

A diagnosis of exclusion, acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is an acute febrile illness with respiratory impairment, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates, and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid eosinophilia. Whether pulmonary eosinophilia in AEP is primary or secondary remains undetermined. We report here