We reported a case with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by rifampicin during therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis. A high level of eosinophil cationic protein in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was detected as well as interleukin-8 and neutrophil elastase. Based on these results together with the positive result of the drug lymphocyte-stimulating test, we concluded that rifampicin was the causative drug leading to ARDS. Corticosteroid therapy resulted in clinical improvement and resolution of the pulmonary infiltrates on the chest radiograph without the recurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis. Copyright (C) 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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Liu, Yang
Zhou, Wei
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