FATAL PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS PRESENTING AS ACUTE EOSINOPHILIC PNEUMONIA IN A PREVIOUSLY HEALTHY CHILD

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作者
RICKER, DH [1 ]
TAYLOR, SR [1 ]
GARTNER, JC [1 ]
KURLAND, G [1 ]
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[1] CHILDRENS HOSP PITTSBURGH, DEPT PATHOL, DIAGNOST REFERRAL SERV, PITTSBURGH, PA USA
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10.1378/chest.100.3.875
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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A previously healthy boy presented with cough and diffuse pulmonary interstitial infiltrates. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia was diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage in the absence of a demonstrable infectious etiologic agent. Corticosteroid therapy resulted in immediate improvement but was followed by respiratory distress and death from invasive aspergillosis and Pseudomonas cepacia sepsis.
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