https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/473790
Title: | Crystal amphetamine smoking-induced acute eosinophilic pneumonia and diffuse alveolar damage: A case report and literature review | Authors: | Lin S.-S. Chen Y.-C. YIH-LEONG CHANG Yeh D.Y.-W. Lin C.-C. |
Issue Date: | 2014 | Publisher: | Chinese Physiological Society | Journal Volume: | 57 | Journal Issue: | 5 | Start page/Pages: | 295-298 | Source: | Chinese Journal of Physiology | Abstract: | Eosinophilic pneumonia (EP) is a disease characterized by prominent infiltration of lung structures by eosinophils. The lung interstitium is infiltrated by eosinophils, and essentially the alveolar spaces are filled with eosinophils and a fibrinous exudate, with conservation of the global architecture of the lung. Diagnosis of EP relies on pathological demonstration of alveolar eosinophilia along with characteristic clinical manifestations of nonproductive cough, dyspnea, chest pain and/or unique imaging features. EP may be categorized according to the origin: EP of undetermined origin may overlap with well-individualized syndromes, while EP with a definite cause is mainly due to infections or drug abuse. Here, we report a case of an amphetamine abuser who developed acute EP and acute respiratory distress syndrome after amphetamine inhalation. Related studies on the pathogenesis of stimulant-related lung injury and treatment strategies are also discussed. ? 2014 by The Chinese Physiological Society and Airiti Press Inc. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84911944327&doi=10.4077%2fCJP.2014.BAC201&partnerID=40&md5=72185db45b7e5353e860e804b8ea71be https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/473790 |
ISSN: | 0304-4920 | DOI: | 10.4077/CJP.2014.BAC201 | SDG/Keyword: | amphetamine; antibiotic agent; methylprednisolone; amphetamine derivative; central stimulant agent; free radical; acute lung injury; adult; adult respiratory distress syndrome; agitation; antibiotic therapy; Article; artificial ventilation; bronchography; case report; community acquired pneumonia; computer assisted tomography; coughing; delirium; disease severity; dyspnea; fever; human; human tissue; intensive care unit; Loeffler pneumonia; lung biopsy; lung infiltrate; male; pathogenesis; respiratory tract intubation; smoking habit; acute disease; chemically induced; complication; drug abuse; Loeffler pneumonia; lung alveolus; metabolism; pathology; radiography; smoking; Acute Disease; Adult; Amphetamine-Related Disorders; Amphetamines; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Free Radicals; Humans; Male; Pulmonary Alveoli; Pulmonary Eosinophilia; Smoking |
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