Now, I am studying about strongyloidiasis. From my literature, I found that the pulmonary symptoms of strongyloidiasis include a dry cough, pneumonitis, eosinophilic infiltration and Loeffler’s-like syndrome.
Following the question, What is the difference between eosinophilic infiltration and Loeffler’s-like syndrome?
Thankyou,
Sarit
Dear Colleague, The answer is that the severity of the clinical manifestations of Loeffler's syndrome, which is characterized by a combination of transient eosinophilic infiltrates in the lungs, and high blood eosinophilia. Furthermore, the presence of eosinophilic infiltrates in other organs, unidentified etiological factor in most cases.
Sincerely, Alimа Akhunova.
Loeffler syndrome is one of the hyperosinophilic diseases with one organ- pulmonary involvement, characterized by transient pulmonary infiltrates and respiratory symptoms, like cough, possibly caused by parasites or allergic reactions. Blood hypereosinophilia may be present, but it is not a diagnosis criteria , This has to be differentiated by pulmonary eosinophilic infiltration in other more severe hypereosinophilic syndromes, either primary (clonal) or reactive, such as Churg-Strauss syndrome, with multiorgan involvement.
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