A Pneumonia That Will Not Go Away

Pneumonia is a common diagnosis with significant morbidity and mortality. However, pneumonia is a commonly overdiagnosed entity, with many similar-appearing conditions. A young, previously healthy woman was misdiagnosed with a variety of respiratory tract infections over the course of five months be...

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Main Authors: Khaled R Khasawneh, Tashfeen Mahmood, Ruba A Halloush, Faisal A Khasawneh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/609078
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description Pneumonia is a common diagnosis with significant morbidity and mortality. However, pneumonia is a commonly overdiagnosed entity, with many similar-appearing conditions. A young, previously healthy woman was misdiagnosed with a variety of respiratory tract infections over the course of five months before establishing the correct diagnosis – chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
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spelling doaj-art-ef470f73396f4d298c7795b3ced19dc22025-08-20T02:22:25ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412014-01-01212808210.1155/2014/609078A Pneumonia That Will Not Go AwayKhaled R Khasawneh0Tashfeen Mahmood1Ruba A Halloush2Faisal A Khasawneh3Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Indiana, USAAmarillo Pathology Group, Amarillo, USASection of Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas, USAPneumonia is a common diagnosis with significant morbidity and mortality. However, pneumonia is a commonly overdiagnosed entity, with many similar-appearing conditions. A young, previously healthy woman was misdiagnosed with a variety of respiratory tract infections over the course of five months before establishing the correct diagnosis – chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/609078
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