Idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP) is a rare disease of unknown cause characterized by eosinophilic alveolar and interstitial infiltration. The authors describe the case of a 46-year-old black man, presenting with insidious onset and progressive course of dyspnea on minimum exertion, cough, fever, night sweats, and weight loss for one year and worsening in the last three months. The main findings were serum eosinophilia. Chest radiographs showed multifocal infiltrations of irregular distribution in both lungs and a restrictive functional impairment. The patient underwent open lung biopsy, and the anatomopathological examination revealed consolidation by exudate constituted predominantly by macrophages (25%) and eosinophils (51%), which filled small air spaces, including respiratory and membranous bronchioles. The anatomopathological diagnosis was eosinophilic pneumonia (eosinophils > 25% is widely accepted for diagnosing eosinophilic pneumonia). The patient had a good clinical response after starting corticosteroid therapy.
A granulomatose com poliangeíte é uma vasculite sistémica rara e idiopática caracterizada pelo atingimento dos pequenos e médios vasos. A doença atinge, preferencialmente, a vias aéreas superior e inferior e os rins, levando à formação de granulomas e necrose destes órgãos. As manifestações clínicas e o envolvimento orgânico são muito variáveis. O diagnóstico e tratamento são fundamentais e o atraso no diagnóstico pode ser fatal. Os autores apresentam o caso de um doente de sexo masculino, com uma apresentação atípica da doença, onde se documentou envolvimento do trato respiratório e cerebral, mas com uma evolução favorável após diagnóstico e tratamento adequado. Neste trabalho pretendemos fazer uma revisão da doença, formas de apresentação, critérios diagnósticos, abordagem terapêutica e prognóstica.
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