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好酸球性肺炎
「好酸球性肺炎」とは、肺に好酸球という免疫細胞が異常に集まり炎症を起こす病気です。急性型では発熱や息切れ、慢性型では咳や体重減少などの症状がみられます。息苦しさや咳が続く場合は呼吸器内科を受診しましょう。
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「好酸球性肺炎」とはどのような病気ですか？
好酸球性肺炎は、肺に好酸球という細胞が異常に増えることで炎症が起きる病気です。
好酸球性肺炎の原因は何がありますか？
急性型は喫煙などとの関連が指摘され、慢性型は原因不明です。
好酸球が高いと好酸球性肺炎の原因になりますか？
好酸球性肺炎は好酸球が肺に増える病気であり、好酸球が高いことが直接の原因ではありません。
好酸球性肺炎はアレルギーと関係がありますか？
急性型はアレルギー反応の可能性、慢性型はアトピーや喘息との関連がみられます。
好酸球性肺炎の死亡率はどのくらいですか？
命に関わる事態になることはまれです。
好酸球性肺炎は完治しますか？
急性型は治療でほぼ完全に回復しますが、慢性型は再発が多く、長期的な治療が必要になることが多いです。
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