Unexpected Outcome of Daptomycin-induced Eosinophilic Pneumonia: Rarity Within a Rarity.
Cureus
; 11(12): e6271, 2019 Dec 02.
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Eosinophilic pneumonia comprises a group of lung diseases in which eosinophils appear in increased numbers in the lungs and sometimes in the bloodstream. Among several causes of pulmonary eosinophilia, drug-induced pulmonary eosinophilia and subsequent pneumonia is a well-known side effect of many medications. Daptomycin is now being increasingly recognized culprit medication in patients with eosinophilic pneumonia. Here we present a patient with daptomycin-induced acute eosinophilic pneumonia, who had an unusual response to usual treatment.
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Cureus
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2019
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Estados Unidos