- Loffler’s syndrome
- Elevated eosinophil count in peripheral blood
- Association with parasitic infection – Ascaris lumbricoides
Imaging
- Chest Xray
- Fleeting transient infiltrates
- Uni or bilateral
- Resolution of opacities within days and maximum one month
- CT
- Ground-glass opacities, consolidation
- Periphery of mid and upper lung zones
- Single or multiple acinar nodules
Read more
Jeong, Yeon Joo, et al. “Eosinophilic lung diseases: a clinical, radiologic, and pathologic overview.” Radiographics 27.3 (2007): 617-637.
Katre, Rashmi S., et al. “Cardiopulmonary and gastrointestinal manifestations of eosinophil-associated diseases and idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndromes: multimodality imaging approach.” Radiographics 36.2 (2016): 433-451.
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