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(Chest. 2001;119:968-970.)
© 2001 American College of Chest Physicians

Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia Presenting With Recurrent Massive Bilateral Pleural Effusion*

Case Report

Yaseen S. Samman, MD, FCCP; Siraj O. Wali, MD, FCCP; Mohammed A. Abdelaal, MD; Mohsin T. Gangi, MD and Ayman B. Krayem, MD

* From the Department of Medicine, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Correspondence to: Yaseen S. Samman, MD, FCCP, Department of Medicine, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, PO Box 9515, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia; e-mail: Sammanys{at}ngha.med.sa

We describe a rare case of a 29-year-old woman with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP) presenting with massive bilateral pleural effusion leading to respiratory failure, a complication that was not reported before with CEP. The patient was successfully managed with ventilatory support and steroid therapy. On long-term follow-up, she remained well, receiving a low maintenance dose of prednisone without evidence of relapse of the disease.

Key Words: chronic eosinophilic pneumonia • massive pleural effusion • respiratory failure.






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