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  • Title: Daptomycin-Induced Eosinophilic Pneumonia: Can an Antibiotic Cause Pneumonia?
    Author: Saeed S, Salam E, Weaver M, Tahir S, Bansal A.
    Journal: Cureus; 2024 Feb; 16(2):e55298. PubMed ID: 38562262.
    Abstract:
    We present an interesting case of a patient who was discharged from the hospital on daptomycin and ertapenem in the setting of osteomyelitis. The patient did not have any respiratory symptoms during that hospital stay. A few weeks after discharge, the patient came back to the hospital with complaints of fever and shortness of breath. Chest X-ray showed pulmonary infiltrates. Initially, the patient was treated for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) vs pneumonia, but she did not improve. When labs showed significant eosinophilia, daptomycin-induced eosinophilic pneumonia became the working diagnosis, and the patient improved significantly when daptomycin was discontinued and steroids were started.
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