Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Health Encyclopedia: Simple Pulmonary Eosinophilia (Loeffler's Syndrome)
Pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia; Loeffler syndrome
Treatment
If you are allergic to a drug, the doctor may have you stop taking it. (But, never stop a medication without consulting with your doctor first.)
If the condition is due to an infection, you may be treated with an antibiotic or anti-parasitic medication.
Sometime, corticosteroids (powerful anti-inflammatory medicines) may be needed.
Expectations (prognosis)
The disease often goes a... Read more »
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Ascariasis
...intestines. During movement through the lungs the larvae may produce an uncommon form of pneumonia called eosinophilic pneumonia. Once back in the intestines, they mature into adult roundworms.... Read more »Drug-induced pulmonary disease
...medications include: Allergic reactions -- asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, or eosinophilic pneumonia Coughing or bronchitis Inflammation of the lung air sacks... Read more »Lung disease
...Aspergillosis Aspergillosis - acute invasive Atelectasis Eosinophilic pneumonia Lung cancer Metastatic lung cancer ... Read more »Asthma Asthma Diagnosis and Tests
When asthma is suspected, the patient should describe for the doctor any pattern related to the symptoms and possible precipitating factors, including:Whether symptoms are more frequent... Read more »Diagnosing Asthma in Children and Adolescents
The doctor will seriously consider a diagnosis of asthma if the child has a history of periodic attacks of shortness of breath, coughing, and wheezing, perhaps accompanied by tightness in... Read more »Medications
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