Eosinophilic pneumonia

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• Synonyms

  • Eosinophilic pneumonitis
  • Pulmonary eosinophilia

• Causes

  • Loeffler syndrome
  • Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Strongyloides stercoralis
  • Wucheria bancrofti
  • Fasciola hepatica
  • Ankylostoma
  • Toxocara canis
  • Sulphonamide
  • Hydralazine
  • Nitrofurantoin

• Effects

  • Eosinophilia
  • Polyphonic wheeze

• Parents

  • Pneumonia

• Treatments

  • Glucocorticoid