Simple pulmonary eosinophilia
Alternate Names : Pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia, Loeffler syndrome
Symptoms & Signs
The symptoms can range from none at all to severe. They may go away without treatment.
Diagnosis & Tests
The health care provider will listen to your chest with a stethoscope. Crackle-like sounds called rales may be heard. Rales suggest inflammation of the lung tissue.
A blood count test shows increased white blood cells, particularly eosinophils. Chest x-ray usually shows abnormal shadows called infiltrates. They may disappear with time or reappear in different areas of the lung. A bronchoscopy with washing may show a large number of eosinophils. Gastric lavage may show signs of the ascaris worm.
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