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ArticleRespirology case reports2024

Successful discontinuation of corticosteroids through remission induction therapy with benralizumab for chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.

Yoshiro Kai, Ryosuke Kataoka, Kentaro Suzuki, Eriko Nakamura, Masato Takano, Shigeo Muro

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Article in Respirology case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yoshiro KaiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Minami-Nara General Medical Center Nara Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6197-5176
Ryosuke KataokaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Minami-Nara General Medical Center Nara Japan.
Kentaro SuzukiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Minami-Nara General Medical Center Nara Japan.
Eriko NakamuraDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Nara Medical University Nara Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0913-2475
Masato TakanoDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology Minami-Nara General Medical Center Nara Japan.
Shigeo MuroDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Nara Medical University Nara Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7452-9191
National Archives and Records Administration · USNara Medical University Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP) is an eosinophilic lung disease. Treatment for CEP includes corticosteroids; however, CEP often recurs. A 53-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of poorly controlled asthma. She was treated with combination of moderate-dose inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), a long-acting β2-agonist (LABA), and betamethasone/dexchlorpheniramine. She was switched to single-inhaler triple therapy, after which her asthma control improved; thus, betamethasone/dexchlorpheniramine was discontinued. Ten weeks later, she was diagnosed with CEP due to marked eosinophilia and pulmonary eosinophilic infiltrates. Oral corticosteroid treatment was initiated, symptoms improved, and peripheral blood eosinophilia decreased with improved infiltrative shadows. Remission induction therapy was initiated with benralizumab combined with corticosteroid therapy. Eosinophilia and inflammatory responses decreased. After 7 months, corticosteroid was discontinued, and she was treated with benralizumab alone. She remained in remission for 4 months. This case suggests that benralizumab may be useful as a remission induction therapy in patients with CEP.

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Benralizumabchronic eosinophilic pneumoniacorticosteroidremissionsevere asthma

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PMCPMC10794867
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