Simple Pulmonary Eosinophilia (Loeffler's Syndrome)
Alternate Names : Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Loeffler's Syndrome, Pulmonary Infiltrates with Eosinophilia
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Diagnosis & 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.
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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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