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Case Presentation: A 22-year-old woman with dyspnea, cough, and fever did not improve after visiting the local medical center and was admitted to the emergency room. The patient denied having any recent travel history or insect bites. She was treated with appropriate antibiotics according to the community acquired pneumonia, but there was no improvement. Chest radiography showed bilateral patches of pulmonary infiltration, and chest computed tomography revealed bilateral multifocal patchy consolidations with multiple small nodular ground-glass opacities and interlobular septal thickening. The bronchoalveolar lavage result was dominantly eosinophilic. The patient\u2019s condition improved rapidly after the use of intravenous methylprednisolone and then a change to oral methylprednisolone. Finally, the patient was hospitalized for 9 days, and the duration of use of methylprednisolone including outpatient visits was 14 days. Results: The early treatment of AEP yields a good prognosis, but since the symptoms of AEP are similar to those of infectious diseases such as community-acquired pneumonia, physicians should be meticulous in differentiating AEP from other diseases. Conclusions: Since AEP shows a good response to steroids, early detection using an appropriate diagnostic method is recommended. 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