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- Pneumonia eosinofílica aguda com evolução para síndroma de dificuldade respiratória aguda: caso clínicoPublication . Baptista, JP; Casanova, PC; Almeida e Sousa, JP; Martins, JP; Simões, A; Fernandes, V; Souto, J; Costa, JJ; Carvalho, L; Pimentel, JThe Authors present a case of acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) associated with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in a previously healthy young adult, medicated with nitrofurantoin. AEP must be included in the differential diagnosis of community adquired pneumonia, as well as a cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome; its diagnosis is suggested by the presence of eosinophilic alveolitis in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. The early diagnosis of AEP and corticosteroid therapy may be lifesaving.