Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-05-07T17:30:01 RDF description of Cigarettes-induced acute eosinophilic pneumonia: a case report - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn18877 1 Pneumonia 10.1186/1757-1626-1-414 public Cases journal 1 Smoking 21248 document-rn18877 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 Cigarettes-induced acute eosinophilic pneumonia: a case report 13334 <p>BACKGROUND: Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia is a rare disease. It presents with acute febrile illness, respiratory insufficiency, pulmonary infiltration and high eosinophil levels in Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Pathogenesis is not well understood, but may relate to the exposure to exogenous substances. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of 20-year-old man, who developed idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia after smoking cigarettes and required intubation with mechanical ventilation. His symptoms resolved quickly after corticosteroids therapy. CONCLUSION: Acute eosinophilic pneumonia should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a patient with acute febrile respiratory illness, diffuse bilateral pulmonary infiltrates and recent modification in smoking habit.<p>