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The chameleon disease: pulmonary infiltrates and peripheral eosinophilia in a young patient Cover

The chameleon disease: pulmonary infiltrates and peripheral eosinophilia in a young patient

Pneumologia
Volume 73 (2024): Issue 1 (January 2024)
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|Aug 2025
Figures & tables

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Computer tomography showing areas of pulmonary condensation with bilateral ground glass opacities.

Figure 2.

Chest CT with quasi-complete regression of pulmonary condensation areas.

BAL fluid cytology_

Cell typeResult (%)Normal values
Macrophages64.4>84
Lymphocytes17.6<13
Granulocytes18.0<3
neutrophil8.4<3
Eosinophils9.6<0.5
Epithelial cells38-
Tumour cells0-

Laboratory tests_

ParameterValue
Blood count
Leucocyte7593/mm3
Eosinophils880/mm3
Haemoglobin14.9 g/dL
Platelets212,000/mm3
Serology
p-ANCANegative
c-ANCANegative
IgE468 U/L
ANANegative
HIVNegative
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2025-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2247-059X | Journal ISSN: 2067-2993
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Language: English
Page range: 132 - 136
Published on: Aug 26, 2025
Published by: Romanian Society of Pneumology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
eosinophilia,
vasculitis,
tuberculosis,
pulmonary infiltrates
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Clinical medicine, other,
Internal medicine,
Pneumology

© 2025 Alexandra-Adnana Iosif Nedelcu, Stefan Dumitrache-Rujinski, Inna Dencheva Ruseva, Ionela Belaconi, Claudia Lucia Toma, published by Romanian Society of Pneumology
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