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What steroid durations do you use for the treatment of acute, chronic, and drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia?

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Pulmonology · National Jewish Health

For acute eosinophilic pneumonia, these are often high doses of IV methyl prednisone in the hospital, and assuming that the exposure or risk is mitigated, I would taper these down over a short period of time after discharge. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, I treat briefly with steroids but quickly t...

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