Lung
Other nonneoplastic conditions
Other conditions presenting as acute lung injury
Loeffler syndrome
Author: Elliot Weisenberg, M.D.
Last author update: 1 September 2011
Last staff update: 12 August 2020
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Definition / generalCite this page: Weisenberg E. Loeffler syndrome. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/lungnontumorloeffler.html. Accessed June 10th, 2023.
Definition / general
- Acute eosinophilic pneumonia with transient diffuse pulmonary infiltrates composed primarily of eosinophils and serum eosinophilia
- Characteristic imaging findings, so biopsy is rarely performed
- Eosinophils may be present in sputum
- Often associated with ascaris infection
- Self limited - lasts only up to 1 month
