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Simple pulmonary eosinophilia (Loeffler's syndrome) |
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| Alternative Names: | Pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia; Eosinophilic pneumonia; Loeffler's syndrome
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Note: Symptoms range from none at all to severe. They will usually go away without treatment.
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| Signs and tests: | - Listening to the chest with a stethoscope may reveal rales(crackle-like sounds that suggest inflammation of the lung tissue).
- A bronchoscopy with washing may show a large number of eosinophils.
- Sputum, bronchoscopically obtained washing, and gastric lavage may reveal larvae of the ascaris worm.
- A CBC or WBC count shows increased white blood cells, particularly eosinophils.
- Chest X-ray usually reveals abnormal shadows (infiltrates) that disappear with time, or may reappear in different areas of the lung.
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Review Date: 5/7/2003
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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