DOI: 10.12890/2015_000201

The Consequences of Not Looking at the Eosinophil Count: Pulmonary Infiltrates and Eosinophilia Syndrome (PIE) Probably Caused by Ciprofloxacin

Authors

  • Martina Del Torre Clinica Medica, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medical Sciences (DISM), Hospital “Santa Maria della Misericordia”, Udine, Italy
  • Cristiano Vitale Clinica Medica, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medical Sciences (DISM), Hospital “Santa Maria della Misericordia”, Udine, Italy
  • Donato Caliandro Clinica Medica, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medical Sciences (DISM), Hospital “Santa Maria della Misericordia”, Udine, Italy

martinadeltorre@gmail.com

Keywords

Ciprofloxacin, eosinophil count, pulmonary infiltrates.

Abstract

Objectives: To describe a case of pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia (PIE syndrome) probably caused by ciprofloxacin.

Materials and methods: A 64-year-old woman was admitted to our department with suspected hospital-acquired pneumonia and treated with antibiotics. She had no symptoms but had peripheral eosinophilia. She had recently been given ciprofloxacin for a urinary tract infection.
Results: The patient spontaneously improved after exhaustive negative investigations.
Conclusion: We concluded that this patient had PIE syndrome probably caused by ciprofloxacin.

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Published

2015-06-23

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2015)

How to Cite

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Del Torre M, Vitale C, Caliandro D. The Consequences of Not Looking at the Eosinophil Count: Pulmonary Infiltrates and Eosinophilia Syndrome (PIE) Probably Caused by Ciprofloxacin. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2015 Jun. 23 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];2(3). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/201