Pulmonary Infiltration with Blood Eosinophilia...

Pulmonary Infiltration with Blood Eosinophilia after Scorpion Sting

Abstract

A 30-year-old man developed bilateral pulmonary infiltrates with blood eosinophilia after receiving a scorpion sting. A short course of corticosteroids resulted in rapid improvement. The PIE syndrome after scorpiasis has not, to our knowledge, been described previously.

Authors

Shah PKD; Lakhotia M; Chittora M; Mehta S; Purohit A

Journal

Chest, Vol. 95, No. 3, pp. 691–692

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

January 1, 1989

DOI

10.1378/chest.95.3.691

ISSN

0012-3692

Associated Experts

Shamir Mehta

Professor, FHSMED

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