Preferred Name

Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Synonyms
Definitions

An inflammatory lung disorder characterized by an increased number of eosinophils in the lungs. The majority of cases are idiopathic, without identifiable cause. In a minority of cases, medications, fungal infections, and environmental triggers have been implicated. It manifests as acute or chronic. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia is a severe and rapidly progressing pneumonia that may lead to respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia follows a slower course and manifests as fever, dyspnea, cough, and weight loss.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C35150

code

C35150

definition

An inflammatory lung disorder characterized by an increased number of eosinophils in the lungs. The majority of cases are idiopathic, without identifiable cause. In a minority of cases, medications, fungal infections, and environmental triggers have been implicated. It manifests as acute or chronic. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia is a severe and rapidly progressing pneumonia that may lead to respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia follows a slower course and manifests as fever, dyspnea, cough, and weight loss.

label

Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Legacy Concept Name

Eosinophilic_Pneumonia

Preferred_Name

Eosinophilic Pneumonia

prefixIRI

NCIT:C35150

prefLabel

Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Semantic_Type

Disease or Syndrome

UMLS_CUI

C0858628

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C113159

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