CT-Guided Percutaneous Lung Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Asthma-Associated Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia: A Case Report
Yun Wang, Ting Jiang, Yuxiang Zhou, Ting Long, Yifan Zhou, Guangfeng Ma, Jiangrong Liao · 2025
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Yun Wang and co-authors report a case where a needle biopsy settled a lung diagnosis that scans could not. Their 2025 case report covers chronic eosinophilic pneumonia tied to asthma, a condition where immune cells flood the lung tissue. Its signs mimic infection, tuberculosis, and cancer, so misdiagnosis runs high.
Blood and lung-wash counts of eosinophils usually give the clue, and a wash share over twenty-five percent nearly clinches it. In this patient that share fell short of the line. A CT-guided needle through the chest wall took a small tissue core instead, a method the authors praise for its low trauma and high yield. The sample gave a firm answer and separated the illness from its look-alikes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yun Wang, Ting Jiang, Yuxiang Zhou, Ting Long, Yifan Zhou, Guangfeng Ma, Jiangrong Liao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |