National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Synonyms

Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Definitions

Chronic inflammatory disorder of the lungs characterized by the presence of eosinophils in the interalveolar septa and alveolar spaces and peripheral blood eosinophilia. Chest x-rays reveal peripheral infiltrates. Approximately half of the patients have history of asthma or atopic disease. Signs and symptoms include fever, dyspnea, cough, and weight loss. Following treatment with corticosteroids, the eosinophilic infiltrates in the lungs disappear, resulting in dramatic clinical improvement.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34471

code

C34471

DEFINITION

Chronic inflammatory disorder of the lungs characterized by the presence of eosinophils in the interalveolar septa and alveolar spaces and peripheral blood eosinophilia. Chest x-rays reveal peripheral infiltrates. Approximately half of the patients have history of asthma or atopic disease. Signs and symptoms include fever, dyspnea, cough, and weight loss. Following treatment with corticosteroids, the eosinophilic infiltrates in the lungs disappear, resulting in dramatic clinical improvement.

FULL_SYN

Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia

label

Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Legacy Concept Name

Chronic_Eosinophilic_Pneumonia

Preferred_Name

Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C34471

Semantic_Type

Disease or Syndrome

UMLS_CUI

C0008680

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C35150

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