PMID: 25730952Mar 4, 2015Paper

Development of eosinophilic pneumonia in a patient with latent tuberculosis infection resulting from isoniazid

Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis]
Nobuaki UmedaTakashi Mamoto

Abstract

We report a 37-year-old patient with latent tuberculosis infection who received isoniazid (INH) antituberculosis chemoprophylaxis. However, he developed fever and productive cough 3 weeks after treatment. Chest radiography and computed tomography showed bilateral infiltrative shadows in upper fields. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid revealed a high proportion of eosinophils, and histological examination of biopsied lung tissue showed interstitial thickening with eosinocyte infiltration. Based on these findings, the patient was diagnosed with drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia. His febrile condition and dry cough resolved after discontinuation of INH. Chest X-rays showed improvement of infiltrative shadows. This case report highlights the potential for INH-induced pneumonitis during the course of antituberculosis chemoprophylaxis.

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