Internal medicine
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Review Case Reports
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia following cigarette smoking: a case report including cigarette-smoking challenge test.
A 21-year-old woman presented with acute progressive dyspnea. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed diffuse bilateral infiltrates. ⋯ Therefore, a cigarette-smoking challenge test was done with the patient's informed consent. After the challenge, eosinophilic pneumonia was documented by BALF and TBLB findings, which were similar to those detected on admission, without significant radiographic findings.