pulmonary eosinophilia differential diagnosis
- related: Pulmonology
- tags: #permanent
Causes of pulmonary eosinophilia are broad:
- lung irradiation
- parasitic infections
- fungal infections (coccidioides have been associated)
- acute and chronic eosinophilic pneumonia AEP and CEP
- diagnosis of ABPA includes eosinophil count, antibody level, and CT image findings
- eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis aka churg strauss1
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- Pulmonology
- acute eosinophilic pneumonia diagnosis include eosinophils on BAL, pulmonary infiltrate, febrile illness
- BAL showing >25% eosinophils (eosinophilic BAL points to atypical infections and atopic conditions, pulmonary eosinophilia differential diagnosis). 1