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(Fr: PnP éosinophilique aiguë). See also under Ic: 'Eosinophilic pneumonia'. May cause ARF and ARDS. MV and/or ECMO may be needed. AEP is with diffuse pulmonary opacities, blood/BAL eosinophilia, pleural effusion and rapidly-progressive respiratory failure in the absence of a cause other than a drug or abused substance (e.g. parasitic infection). See also under IIb and XVb. Separating drug-induced vs. idiopathic AEP can be problematic (PMID 2761601)

Publications

Abdelghany Y, Glick DR, Cutler T

A case of naltrexone-induced acute eosinophilic pneumonia.

BMJ case reports 2024 May 02;17; — 2024 May 02

Korpole PR, Al-Bacha S, Hamadeh S

A Case for Biopsy: Injectable Naltrexone-Induced Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia.

Cureus 2020 Sep 03;12;e10221 — 2020 Sep 03 — e10221