Acute eosinophilic pneumonia caused by an exploding mobile battery: A case report

A 42-year-old woman presented to our hospital with fever and worsening dyspnea. Eight days prior to symptom onset, she inhaled smoke from a fire caused by an exploded mobile battery. Infiltrative shadows were observed in the bilateral lung fields on chest computed tomography scan, and the eosinophil...

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Main Authors: Hiroe Aramaki, Masafumi Shimoda, Kozo Morimoto, Kozo Yoshimori, Ken Ohta, Yoshiaki Tanaka
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Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007125000322
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Kozo Morimoto
Kozo Yoshimori
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description A 42-year-old woman presented to our hospital with fever and worsening dyspnea. Eight days prior to symptom onset, she inhaled smoke from a fire caused by an exploded mobile battery. Infiltrative shadows were observed in the bilateral lung fields on chest computed tomography scan, and the eosinophil fraction of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was elevated to 61.2 %. Therefore, she was diagnosed with acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP). Although AEP can be triggered by various inhalants, including tobacco exposure, this is the first reported case of AEP caused by a mobile battery explosion.
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spelling doaj-art-9008850ad25a4568b707b81eea34ea362025-08-20T02:28:19ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712025-01-015510219610.1016/j.rmcr.2025.102196Acute eosinophilic pneumonia caused by an exploding mobile battery: A case reportHiroe Aramaki0Masafumi Shimoda1Kozo Morimoto2Kozo Yoshimori3Ken Ohta4Yoshiaki Tanaka5Fukujuji Hospital, Respiratory Disease Center, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan; Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa, JapanFukujuji Hospital, Respiratory Disease Center, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan; Corresponding author. Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), 3-1-24 Matsuyama, Kiyose City, Tokyo, 204-8522, Japan.Fukujuji Hospital, Respiratory Disease Center, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, JapanFukujuji Hospital, Respiratory Disease Center, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, JapanFukujuji Hospital, Respiratory Disease Center, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, JapanFukujuji Hospital, Respiratory Disease Center, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, JapanA 42-year-old woman presented to our hospital with fever and worsening dyspnea. Eight days prior to symptom onset, she inhaled smoke from a fire caused by an exploded mobile battery. Infiltrative shadows were observed in the bilateral lung fields on chest computed tomography scan, and the eosinophil fraction of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was elevated to 61.2 %. Therefore, she was diagnosed with acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP). Although AEP can be triggered by various inhalants, including tobacco exposure, this is the first reported case of AEP caused by a mobile battery explosion.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007125000322Acute eosinophilic pneumoniaEosinophiliaFireInhalation exposureLithium-ion battery
spellingShingle Hiroe Aramaki
Masafumi Shimoda
Kozo Morimoto
Kozo Yoshimori
Ken Ohta
Yoshiaki Tanaka
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia caused by an exploding mobile battery: A case report
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia
Eosinophilia
Fire
Inhalation exposure
Lithium-ion battery
title Acute eosinophilic pneumonia caused by an exploding mobile battery: A case report
title_full Acute eosinophilic pneumonia caused by an exploding mobile battery: A case report
title_fullStr Acute eosinophilic pneumonia caused by an exploding mobile battery: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Acute eosinophilic pneumonia caused by an exploding mobile battery: A case report
title_short Acute eosinophilic pneumonia caused by an exploding mobile battery: A case report
title_sort acute eosinophilic pneumonia caused by an exploding mobile battery a case report
topic Acute eosinophilic pneumonia
Eosinophilia
Fire
Inhalation exposure
Lithium-ion battery
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007125000322
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