- 60 y.o. female with a history of GERD, and HTN and
- admission 3 years prior
- for chronic cough,
- fevers,
- dyspnea, and
- fatigue
- biopsy proven
- subacute and
- chronic
- organizing eosinophilic PNA
- progressive phase of subacute to chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, including
- interstitial fibrosis,
- intraalveolar fibrin deposits with
- eosinophils and
- lymphohistiocytoses and
- fibroblastic proliferation foci.
- ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA SHOWING SUBACUTE AND CHRONIC PHASES, FIBRINOUS AIRSPACE EXODUATES WITH ADMIXED EOSINOPHILS AND HISTIOCYTES.
THE DISTRIBUTION IS MULTIFOCAL AND PATCHY.
NO EVIDENCE OF VASCULITIS OR GRANULOMA SEEN.
- started on prednisone
- started on mepolizumab 1 year later and
- weaned off prednisone 2 years ago
- with improvement of symptoms and
- CXR now presenting for a follow up.
1 year Prior to Illness
Presents with Cough and Dyspnea
Bibasilar Infiltrates and Multifocal Nodular Infiltrates
2 Weeks Later
Bronchiolectasis
3 Months After Presentation
7 Months After Presentation Improving Bibasilar Infiltrates
8 Months After Presentation
9 Months After Presentation
Links and References
TCV Case 703