A lepidic adenocarcinoma mimicking an eosinophilic lung

L Senhaji; B Alami; M Serraj; M El Biaze; M C Benjelloun; B Amara

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101725

A lepidic adenocarcinoma mimicking an eosinophilic lung

Respir Med Case Rep. 2022 Aug 4:39:101725. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101725. eCollection 2022.

Authors

L Senhaji¹, B Alami², M Serraj³, M El Biaze³, M C Benjelloun³, B Amara³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pneumology, Provincial Hospital Sidi Kacem, Morocco.
² Department of Radiology, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
³ Pnemonology Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.

Abstract

Lepidic adenocarcinoma is a cancer with atypical radiological presentation making its diagnosis difficult and late. Here,we report the case of a 64-year-old man, who presented with respiratory distress his thoracic CT showed ground glass areas and diffuse condensations with blood hypereosinophilia. He was diagnosed to have eosinophilic lung and was placed on corticosteroid therapy but he did not show any improvement. A CT-guided biopsy showed lepidic adenocarcinoma.

Keywords: Eosinophilic lung; Hypereosinophilia; Lepidic adenocarcinoma; Lung cancer.

Publication types

Case Reports