Löffler's syndrome

Löffler's syndrome
Eosinophil
ICD-10	J82.
ICD-9	518.3
DiseasesDB	7580
MedlinePlus	000105
eMedicine	ped/1322
MeSH	D011657

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Löffler's syndrome or Loeffler's syndrome is a disease in which a certain type of white blood cell called an eosinophil accumulates in the lung in response to a parasitic infection.

It was first described in 1932 by Wilhelm Löffler in cases of eosinophilic pneumonia caused by the parasites Ascaris lumbricoides, Strongyloides stercoralis and the hookworms Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus.

Although Löffler only described eosinophilic pneumonia in the context of infection, many authors give the term "Löffler's syndrome" to any form of acute onset pulmonary eosinophilia no matter what the underlying cause. Cardiac damage caused by the damaging effection of eosinophil granule proteins (ex. major basic protein) is known as Loeffler endocarditis and can be caused by idiopathic eosinophilia or eosinophilia in response to parasitic infection.

See also

• Eosinophilic pneumonia
• Parasitic pneumonia
• Pneumonia

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