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ArticleRespirology case reports2025

An Uncommon Case of Non-Specific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP) Associated With Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (HES) Reversed by Mepolizumab.

Roberto Lipsi, Angelo Coppola, Lorenzo Carriera, Riccardo Moretti, Meridiana Dodaj

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Roberto LipsiDepartment of Pulmonology and Sub-Intensive Respiratory Unit Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia Perugia Italy.
Angelo CoppolaUOC Pneumologia, Ospedale San Filippo Neri-ASL Roma 1 Rome Italy.
Lorenzo CarrieraDepartment of Pulmonology and Sub-Intensive Respiratory Unit Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia Perugia Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2538-1278
Riccardo MorettiDepartment of Radiology Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia Perugia Italy.
Meridiana DodajDepartment of Pulmonology and Sub-Intensive Respiratory Unit Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia Perugia Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (HES) represents a heterogeneous and complex group of disorders characterised by persistent blood and tissue eosinophilia, leading to progressive tissue damage and organ dysfunction. This spectrum includes both hematologic variants and non-hematologic forms, either secondary to identifiable causes or idiopathic in nature. In this article, we describe a rare clinical presentation of HES manifesting primarily with pulmonary involvement, diagnosed as Non-Specific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP). Remarkably, the interstitial lung disease showed near-complete reversibility following targeted inhibition of the IL-5 pathway with mepolizumab, highlighting the potential role of Th2-driven eosinophilic inflammation in the pathogenesis of certain forms of interstitial lung disease.

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Hypereosinophilic syndromeIL‐5mepolizumabnon‐specific interstitial pneumoniapulmonary fibrosis

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PMID40641495
PMCPMC12241705

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