A Woman with Asthma and Peripheral Ground-Glass Opacities
Joint Authors
Chiu, Chia-Yu
Gujral, Manmeet Kaur
David, Michael
Musa, Aya
Gora, Mohmed
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-02-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Eosinophilic lung disease is a heterogeneous group of disorders that reveal eosinophil involved lung tissue often in patients with asthma or atopy.
Classification and diagnostic criteria of eosinophilic lung disease are not well-established; however, peripheral ground-glass opacity is typical on chest computed tomography.
Another etiology of this same radiographic finding reported in the literature is silicone embolism syndrome.
Here, we present a 43-year-old female with poorly controlled severe persistent asthma presenting with difficulty breathing.
Computed tomography showed peripherally dominant ground-glass opacity.
Peripheral blood, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis, and transbronchial biopsy did not find eosinophilia.
Serial bronchoalveolar lavage of the demonstrated increasingly blood-tinged fluid.
The patient required mechanical ventilation upon admission.
After further questioning the patient revealed that she had frequently received injectable cosmetics at non-licensed establishments.
Initially, due to past medical history, presentation, and radiographic findings, eosinophilic pneumonia was suspected.
However, after a review of the patient’s social history and risk factors, silicone embolisms syndrome became a likely diagnosis.
The patient had good clinical response to high dose steroid therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chiu, Chia-Yu& David, Michael& Musa, Aya& Gora, Mohmed& Gujral, Manmeet Kaur. 2019. A Woman with Asthma and Peripheral Ground-Glass Opacities. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143983
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chiu, Chia-Yu…[et al.]. A Woman with Asthma and Peripheral Ground-Glass Opacities. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143983
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chiu, Chia-Yu& David, Michael& Musa, Aya& Gora, Mohmed& Gujral, Manmeet Kaur. A Woman with Asthma and Peripheral Ground-Glass Opacities. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143983
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143983