Sertraline-Induced Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia

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.

Cite this article as:

Muftah Mayssan , Nassri Rama , Nassri Ammar and Harford Paul *, Sertraline-Induced Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Current Drug Safety 2018; 13 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574886313666180402150200