loading...| Preferred Name |
eosinophilic pneumonia |
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| Synonyms |
pneumonia, eosinophilic Pneumonia, eosinophilic Pulmonary Eosinophilia eosinophilic pneumonia |
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| 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. A pneumonia in which certain type of white blood cell called an eosinophil accumulates in the lung. These cells cause disruption of the normal air spaces (alveoli) where oxygen is extracted from the atmosphere. It is caused by certain medications or environmental triggers, parasitic infections, and cancer. The most common symptoms include cough, fever, difficulty breathing, and sweating at night. |
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| ID |
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0007257 |
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| database_cross_reference |
MESH:D011657 MeSH:D011657 NCIT:C35150 SCTID:367542003 UMLS:C1527407 MedDRA:10014962 DOID:5870 MONDO:0005749 |
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| 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. A pneumonia in which certain type of white blood cell called an eosinophil accumulates in the lung. These cells cause disruption of the normal air spaces (alveoli) where oxygen is extracted from the atmosphere. It is caused by certain medications or environmental triggers, parasitic infections, and cancer. The most common symptoms include cough, fever, difficulty breathing, and sweating at night. |
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| exactMatch |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_5870 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
pneumonia, eosinophilic Pneumonia, eosinophilic Pulmonary Eosinophilia eosinophilic pneumonia |
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| id |
EFO:0007257 |
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| label |
eosinophilic pneumonia |
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| notation |
EFO:0007257 |
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| preferred label |
eosinophilic pneumonia |
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| prefLabel |
eosinophilic pneumonia |
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| term editor |
Sirarat Sarntivijai |
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| subClassOf |