Daptomycin-Induced Organizing Pneumonia
Imaging findings
Chest radiograph and CT show peripheral, sharply marginated lobular consolidations and nodules with air bronchograms in a patient treated with daptomycin for a skin infection.
Key takeaways
Daptomycin is a well-known cause of drug-induced organizing pneumonia or eosinophilic pneumonia. The disease typically presents as peripheral consolidations and resolves rapidly upon discontinuation of the drug, with or without corticosteroids.
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