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Abstract
Case Report
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia caused by several drugs including ibuprofen
Eiichiro Anan1) Ryo Shirai2) Naoko Kai1)2) Hiroshi Ishii2) Norio Hirata1) Kenji Kishi2) Issei Tokimatsu2) Kaoru Nakama1) Kazufumi Hiramatsu2) Jun-ichi Kadota2)
1)Department of Respiratory Medicine, Oita Medical Center 2)Department of Internal Medicine II, Oita University Faculty of Medicine
ABSTRACT
A 41-year-old woman took an EVE-A® tablet, which contained ibuprofen, because of pyrexia over 39°C. Due to continued pyrexia, she visited a physician and received cefcapene and acetaminophen under a diagnosis of cold. However, next day, she was admitted to our hospital with severe hypoxemia and pulmonary infiltrates on chest radiograph. Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid disclosed an increased proportion of 66% eosinophils. All of the lymphocyte stimulation tests for EVE-A® tablet, cefcapene and acetaminophen showed positive. After the cessation of these drugs, she was successfully treated with steroids. This case was diagnosed as eosinophilic pneumonia caused by several drugs, and to our knowledge, this is the first report in Japan of ibuprofen (EVE-A® tablet)-induced pneumonia.
KEYWORDS
Ibuprofen Cefcapene Acetaminophen Drug-induced pneumonia Lymphocyte stimulation test
Received 平成20年11月4日
JJRS, 47(5): 443-447, 2009
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