Pulmonary Eosinophilia Mimicking Metastatic Lung Lesions on FDG PET-CT

Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2026

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Authors: Dr Nitin Gupta, Rashmi Rekha Bora, Hema Malini Aiyer, Prachi Agarwal, Dinesh Kumar, Vikas Rastogi
DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000006339
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Abstract

Eosinophilic pneumonia (EP) is a rare disease, comprising a group of heterogeneous diseases. The 2 main subtypes are acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) and chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP), both of which are characterized by accumulation of eosinophils in lung tissues, BAL fluid, and metabolically active nodular lesions in FDG PET-CT scan. Here we present a case of 67-year-old woman, diagnosed with carcinoma cervix and staging whole body PET-CT scan suggestive of metabolically active nodular lesions in bilateral lungs with perilesional ground-glass haziness apart from primary lesion in cervix and CT-guided biopsy confirming eosinophilic pneumonia with no evidence of malignancy.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes Asthma and respiratory diseases Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume
51
Issue
8
Pages
e713–e715
Publication date
17 January 2026
Language
EN