Two Cases of Daptomycin‐Induced Eosinophilic Pneumonia and Chronic Pneumonitis | Zendy

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Two Cases of Daptomycin‐Induced Eosinophilic Pneumonia and Chronic Pneumonitis

Author(s) -

Yasir Lal,

Aristides P. Assimacopoulos

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/650487

Subject(s) - daptomycin , medicine , eosinophilic pneumonia , eosinophilia , pulmonary eosinophilia , pneumonia , pneumonitis , lung , eosinophilic , gastroenterology , respiratory disease , pathology , staphylococcus aureus , bronchoalveolar lavage , vancomycin , biology , bacteria , genetics

We present 2 elderly patients who developed lung infiltrates associated with eosinophilia during intravenous daptomycin treatment. Both patients improved quickly after daptomycin was stopped and steroid treatment was initiated. However, complete recovery did not occur, and both patients became chronically steroid dependent.

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