Clinical investigation of three cases of pulmonary eosinophilic granuloma

Abstract

Patient 1: An 18-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with pneumothorax. She had no history of smoking. Chest CT showed multiple cysts, and pulmonary eosinophilic granuloma was diagnosed by open lung biopsy. She recovered without therapy 3 months later and a chest CT taken at that time was normal. She began smoking, 3 years later, and bore two children. She is without recurrence after 8 years. Patient 2: A 23-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with pneumothorax. He had a smoking history (index = 180). Chest CT showed multiple cysts, and pulmonary eosinophilic granuloma was diagnosed by open lung biopsy. He stopped smoking and recovered without therapy one month later, and subsequently, his CT findings returned to normal. Two years later, he began smoking again, but has no relapse. Patient 3: A 21-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with pneumothorax. He had no history of smoking. A chest CT showed multiple cysts, and pulmonary eosinophilic granuloma was diagnosed by open lung biopsy. Diabetes insipidus was subsequently noted. Dyspnea persisted, and he recovered 4 months later after steroid treatment. He was without relapse 2 years later but the multiple cysts remained. We report three cases of pulmonary eosinophilic granuloma, and discuss their pertinent clinical features.