Carrington’s disease in a patient with a history of bronchiectasis: a case report
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Idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, also known as Carrington’s disease, is a rare condition, which belongs to a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by presenting eosinophilic infiltrates in the lungs and peripheral blood eosinophilia. This article describes the case of a female patient with bronchiectasis, in whom eosinophilia was documented in peripheral blood and lung tissue by bronchoalveolar lavage. The patient, treated with oral steroids, presented a quick and favorable response, resulting in discharge after twelve days of hospitalization.
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