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Waseda, Koichi
Hagiya, Hideharu
Hanayama, Yoshihisa
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Terasaka, Tomohiro
Kimura, Kosuke
Tsuzuki, Takao
Hasegawa, Kou
Nada, Takahiro
Nakamura, Eri
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Abstract | An 81-year-old Japanese male with primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) developed a low-grade fever and productive cough which were refractory to antibiotic therapy. Based on the high level of eosinophils observed in his bronchial alveolar lavage, he was diagnosed with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP) and successfully treated by oral prednisolone. Interstitial lung diseases associated with pSS (pSS-ILDs) usually present as nonspecific interstitial pneumonia or usual interstitial pneumonia; therefore, the present case is extremely unique in that the patientʼs condition was complicated with CEP. A diagnosis of advanced gallbladder cancer was made in the patientʼs clinical course, suggesting the advisability of a whole-body workup in cases of pSS, especially in elderly patients.
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Keywords | bronchial alveolar lavage
eosinophilic pneumonia
eosinophilia
interstitial lung diseases
Sjögren syndrome
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Amo Type | Case Report
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Publication Title |
Acta Medica Okayama
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Published Date | 2015-04
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Volume | volume69
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Issue | issue2
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Publisher | Okayama University Medical School
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Start Page | 123
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End Page | 127
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ISSN | 0386-300X
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NCID | AA00508441
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Journal Article
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English
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Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2015 by Okayama University Medical School
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File Version | publisher
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True
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