Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 11 patients with IEPE
From: Diagnostic procedure for idiopathic eosinophilic pleural effusion: a single-center experience
No | Chief complaint (duration) | Misdiagnosis | Side of PE | Pathology of pleura biopsy | Treatment | Follow-up (mth) | Other organ involvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fever, shortness of breath (20 d) | TPE | Bilateral | Eosinophilic infiltration | Glucocorticoid | 9 | lung |
2 | shortness of breath (2 mth) | N | Right | Eosinophilic infiltration | Glucocorticoid | 15 | N |
3 | Chest pain, shortness of breath (1 mth) | PPE | Bilateral | Lymphocytic infiltration | Glucocorticoid | 12 | Lung pericardium |
4 | Cough, shortness of breath (1 mth) | TPE | Bilateral | Noncaseating granulomas | Glucocorticoid | 8 | N |
5 | Shortness of breath (2.5 mth) | TPE | Bilateral | Lymphocytes infiltration | Glucocorticoid | 16 | N |
6 | Chest pain, shortness of breath (1 mth) | MPE | Left | Eosinophilic infiltration | Glucocorticoid | 11 | Lung |
7 | Cough, excessive sputum, shortness of breath (1 mth) | CHF | Bilateral | Eosinophilic infiltration | Glucocorticoid | 10 | N |
8 | Fever, shortness of breath (1 mth) | TPE | Left | Lymphocytic infiltration | Glucocorticoid | 12 | N |
9 | Cough, chest pain, shortness of breath (2 mth) | PPE | Bilateral | Eosiniphilic & lymphocytic infiltration | Glucocorticoid | 11 | Pericardium |
10 | Fever, cough (15 d) | PPE | Bilateral | Granulocytic & lymphocytic infiltration | Glucocorticoid | 10 | Lung |
11 | Shortness of breath (2 m) | TPE | Right | Eosinophilic infiltration | Glucocorticoid | 11 | N |