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== Background == |
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= Löffler syndrome = |
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=== Etiology === |
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== Clinical Manifestations == |
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* Presents as pneumonia |
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== Etiology == |
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* Transient lung infiltrates on imaging |
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* Peripheral eosinophilia |
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* Self-limited, resolving within a few weeks without long-term complications |
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== Further Reading == |
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* Parasitic-induced Loeffler’s syndrome: A systematic review based on clinical reports. ''J Infection Public Health''. 19(1);2026:103011. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103011 10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103011] |
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[[Category:Respiratory infections]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:58, 5 February 2026
Background
- Syndrome of acute pulmonary eosinophilia caused by helminths
Etiology
- Ascaris lumbricoides (giant roundworm)
- Strongyloides stercoralis (threadworm)
- Ancylostoma duodenale (Old World hookworm)
- Necator americanus (New World hookworm)
Clinical Manifestations
- Presents as pneumonia
- Transient lung infiltrates on imaging
- Peripheral eosinophilia
- Self-limited, resolving within a few weeks without long-term complications
Further Reading
- Parasitic-induced Loeffler’s syndrome: A systematic review based on clinical reports. J Infection Public Health. 19(1);2026:103011. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103011
