- Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
- Vol: 38 Issue: 6
- Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke and Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke and Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Authors : Zekai Avci, Bülent Alioğlu, Emel Özyürek Namık Özbek
Pages : 613-616
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :We present the case reports of two children with a parasitic infestation associated with hypereosinophilia. One of those patients, who had been exposed to excessive second-hand tobacco smoke, was diagnosed as having acute eosinophilic pneumonia. The second patient had neither a history of exposure to second-hand smoke nor a prior diagnosis of acute eosinophilic pneumonia. We suggest that passive smoking may trigger acute eosinophilic pneumonia, a condition that develops frequently in children living in countries in which parasitic infestations and tobacco smoking are prevalent.Keywords : Acute eosinophilic pneumonia, smoking, hypereosinophilia