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Sertraline-Induced Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia
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Sertraline-Induced Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Mayssan Muftah, Rama Nassri, Ammar Nassri and Paul Harford
Current drug safety, Vol.13(3), pp.196-199
01/01/2018
PMID: 29607784

Abstract

Acute Disease Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Female Humans Middle Aged Pulmonary Eosinophilia - chemically induced Pulmonary Eosinophilia - diagnosis Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - administration & dosage Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - adverse effects Sertraline - administration & dosage Sertraline - adverse effects
Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (AEP) is a rare, potentially fatal disease often characterized by a short febrile illness, hypoxemic respiratory failure, diffuse pulmonary opacities and evidence of pulmonary eosinophilia. AEP can be idiopathic, but has documented associations with multiple drugs. We present the first case highlighting Sertraline specifically as a cause of drug-induced AEP in the English literature.

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