Loffler Syndrome: Multimedia

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Further Reading

• Relevant clinical guidelines and clinical trials include the following:
  • Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults
  • The Efficacy of Three Months-Prednisolone Therapy for Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia
  • Activation and Function of Eosinophils in Conditions With Blood or Tissue Eosinophilia
• Related eMedicine topics include the following:
  • Eosinophilia
  • Visceral Larva Migrans
  • Ascaris Lumbricoides
  • Loeffler Endocarditis

Keywords

Loffler syndrome, Löffler's syndrome, allergic bronchopulmonary helminthiasis, drug-induced pulmonary eosinophilia, simple pulmonary eosinophilia, parasitic infections, hypersensitivity reactions, eosinophilic pulmonary infiltrates, ascariasis, treatment, diagnosis

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Girish D Sharma, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Rush Children's Hospital; Director of Pediatric Pulmonary Section and Rush Cystic Fibrosis Center
Girish D Sharma, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Michael J Vinikoor, MD, Resident Physician, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center
Michael J Vinikoor, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics
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Medical Editor

Girish D Sharma, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Rush Children's Hospital; Director of Pediatric Pulmonary Section and Rush Cystic Fibrosis Center
Girish D Sharma, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
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Pharmacy Editor

Mary L Windle, PharmD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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Managing Editor

Charles Callahan, DO, Professor, Deputy Chief of Clinical Services, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Charles Callahan, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians, American Thoracic Society, Association of Military Surgeons of the US, and Christian Medical & Dental Society
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CME Editor

Mary E Cataletto, MD, Associate Director, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Winthrop University Hospital; Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, State University of New York at Stony Brook; Director of Children's Sleep Services, Winthrop University Hospital
Mary E Cataletto, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Chest Physicians
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Chief Editor

Michael R Bye, MD, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; Attending Physician, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center
Michael R Bye, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Chest Physicians, and American Thoracic Society
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