Simple pulmonary eosinophilia

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Lungs

Respiratory system

Pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia; Loeffler syndrome

• General ill feeling
• Fever
• Dry cough
• Chest pain
• Shortness of breath
• Wheezing
• Rapid respiratory rate
• Rash

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.

Review Date: 02/16/2007
Reviewed By: Allen J. Blaivas, DO, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Veteran Affairs, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.