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Rheumatology 2003; 42: 1112-1113
© 2003 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Meloxicam-induced pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia: a case report

A. Karakatsani, A. Chroneou, N. G. Koulouris, D. Orphanidou and J. Jordanoglou

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School of Athens University, "SOTIRIA" Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, Athens, Greece

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SIR, We would like to report the case of a 23-yr-old non-smoking, immunocompetent man who developed pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia (PIE) after using meloxicam to alleviate shoulder-ache due to strain.

The eosinophilic lung diseases are a diverse group of pulmonary disorders characterized by an increase in circulating or tissue eosinophils [1]. A variety of drugs and chemicals have been implicated in the causation of eosinophilic lung disease [2]. To the best of our knowledge, no case of meloxicam induced eosinophilic lung disease has been reported so far. . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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