Why is ciprofloxacin (Cipro, Cirpo XR) prescribed to patients? Cipro, Cipro XR is used to treat infections of the skin, lungs, airways, bones, and joints caused by susceptible bacteria. Cipro, Cipro XR also is frequently used to treat urinary infections caused by bacteria such as E. coli.
inflammation of the lung; see also pneumonia. hypersensitivity pneumonitis a respiratory hypersensitivity reaction to repeated inhalation of organic particles, usually in an occupational setting, with onset a few hours after exposure to the allergen.
An eosinophil differential count .25% is virtually diagnostic of acute or chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. A cell differential count of .1% mast cells, .50% lymphocytes, and .3% neutrophils is suggestive of acute hypersensitivity pneumonitis.