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ID 111634
Author
Tani, Kenji The University of Tokushima KAKEN Search Researchers
Kashio, Makoto The University of Tokushima
Sano, Nobuya The University of Tokushima
Nakamura, Yoichi The University of Tokushima
Ogushi, Fumitaka The University of Tokushima
Keywords
sarcoidosis
chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
cytokine
bronchoalveolar lavage
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
A 38-year-old man was hospitalized in our university hospital because of pulmonary opacities with bilateral hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy seen on chest radiograph. Eosinophilia was observed in the circulation and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. Histological examination revealed noncaseating epithelioid granulomas and eosinophilic infiltration in the lung. Based on these findings, a diagnosis of sarcoidosis combined with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia was made. The infiltrates on chest radiograph and BAL eosinophilia were promptly reduced with corticosteroid therapy, but only mild reduction was observed in diffuse nodular shadows and hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy, and high amounts of lymphocytes in BAL fluid remained. Increased IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-5 were detected in the BAL fluid, and corticosteroid therapy reduced IL-4 and IL-5 (Th-2 cytokines) but not IFN-γ(Th-1 cytokine). These cytokine levels in BAL fluid were intimately correlated with the clinical course of sarcoidosis and chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
Journal Title
The Journal of Medical Investigation
ISSN
13431420
NCID
AA11166929
Publisher
The University of Tokushima School of Medicine
Volume
45
Issue
1-4
Start Page
131
End Page
136
Sort Key
131
Published Date
1998-08
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language
eng
TextVersion
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departments
University Hospital
Medical Sciences