Title:Sertraline-Induced Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Volume: 13
Issue: 3
Author(s): Mayssan Muftah, Rama Nassri, Ammar Nassri and Paul Harford*
Affiliation:
- Department of Medicine, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78701,United States
Keywords:
Sertraline, AEP, adverse drug reaction, respiratory failure, bronchoalveolar lavage, eosinophilia.
Abstract: Background: Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (AEP) is a rare, potentially fatal disease often
characterized by a short febrile illness, hypoxemic respiratory failure, diffuse pulmonary opacities and
evidence of pulmonary eosinophilia. AEP can be idiopathic, but has documented associations with
multiple drugs.
Case Report: We present the first case highlighting Sertraline specifically as a cause of drug-induced
AEP in the English literature.