Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
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A 43-year-old woman (patient 1) and a 58-year-old man (patient 2) presented with fever, nocturnal perspiration, dry cough, dyspnoea and general weakness. These symptoms had been present for several months. Repeated courses of antibiotic treatment as outpatients had failed. On admission their general condition was unremarkable. ⋯ CEP is an important disease to be considered in the differential diagnosis of unclear pulmonary infiltrates associated with an increased eosinophilia in both peripheral blood and the lungs. In some cases it may be necessary to continue steroid treatment over long periods, even years, to bring the pulmonary changes of CEP under control.