Catalog
Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonitis
Link to WHO Definition
Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1455309767
Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia (pneumonitis) is characterised by acute febrile respiratory failure associated with diffuse radiographic infiltrates and eosinophilia in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) in the absence of infection. Patients, who are initially healthy and often young, present with severe hypoxemia.