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==Overview==
==Overview==


There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name].
[[CT scan|Chest CT scan]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of Löffler syndrome. Findings on [[Computed tomography|CT scan]] suggestive of Löffler syndrome include areas of ground-glass opacity (halo) around [[Consolidation (medicine)|consolidation]], [[Nodule (medicine)|nodule]]<nowiki/>s, and dilated airways within the lesion.
 
OR
 
[Location] CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
 
OR
 
There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name]. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].


==CT scan==
==CT scan==


There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name].
Chest CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of Löffler syndrome. Findings on CT scan suggestive of/diagnostic of Löffler syndrome include:<ref name="pmid21062596">Te Booij M, de Jong E, Bovenschen HJ (2010) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21062596 Löffler syndrome caused by extensive cutaneous larva migrans: a case report and review of the literature.] ''Dermatol Online J'' 16 (10):2. PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/21062596 21062596]</ref><ref name="pmid16612768">Chitkara RK, Krishna G (2006) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16612768 Parasitic pulmonary eosinophilia.] ''Semin Respir Crit Care Med'' 27 (2):171-84. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-939520 DOI:10.1055/s-2006-939520] PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/16612768 16612768]</ref><ref name="pmid21062596">Te Booij M, de Jong E, Bovenschen HJ (2010) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21062596 Löffler syndrome caused by extensive cutaneous larva migrans: a case report and review of the literature.] ''Dermatol Online J'' 16 (10):2. PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/21062596 21062596]</ref><ref name="pmid24931460">Ekin S, Sertogullarindan B, Gunbatar H, Arisoy A, Yildiz H (2016) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24931460 Loeffler's syndrome: an interesting case report.] ''Clin Respir J'' 10 (1):112-4. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/crj.12173 DOI:10.1111/crj.12173] PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/24931460 24931460]</ref> <ref name="pmid13480465">Caulet T (1957) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=13480465 [Loffler syndrome and pulmonary eosinophilia].] ''Gaz Med Fr'' 64 (20):1737-8 passim. PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/13480465 13480465]</ref><ref name="pmid5667987">(1968) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=5667987 Löffler's syndrome.] ''Br Med J'' 3 (5618):569-70. PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/5667987 5667987]</ref><ref name="pmid21007279">SASLAW MS, BOWMAN JA (1946) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21007279 Loeffler's syndrome.] ''J Fla Med Assoc'' 32 ():373. PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/21007279 21007279]</ref><ref name="pmid21025484">SPECTOR HI (1945) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21025484 Loeffler's syndrome (transient pulmonary infiltrations with eosinophilia); report of a case and a review of the available literature.] ''Dis Chest'' 11 ():380-91. PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/21025484 21025484]</ref><ref name="pmid21010826">GREIG ED (1945) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21010826 On tropical eosinophilia associated with pulmonary signs (Loeffler's syndrome).] ''J Trop Med Hyg'' 48 ():149-51. PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/21010826 21010826]</ref>
 
*Areas of ground-glass opacity (halo) around consolidation
OR
*Nodules
 
*Dilated airways within the lesion.
[Location] CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include:
[[Image:Eosinophilic-lung-disease-chronic-1.jpg|thumb|center|400px|'''CT scan: Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.''' Case courtesy of Dr Lawrence Josey, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/18019">rID: 18019</a>]]
*[Finding 1]
[[Image:Acute-eosinophilic-pneumonia.jpg|thumb|center|400px|'''CT scan: Acute eosinophilic pneumonia.''' Case courtesy of Dr Abdallah Al Khateeb , <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/48211">rID: 48211</a>]]
*[Finding 2]
[[Image:Allergic-bronchopulmonary-aspergillosis-abpa-2.jpg|thumb|center|400px|'''CT scan: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA).''' Case courtesy of Royal Melbourne Hospital Respiratory, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/21867">rID: 21867</a>]]
*[Finding 3]
[[Image:Eosinophilic-granulomatosis-with-polyangiitis.jpg|thumb|center|400px|'''CT scan: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA)''',previously known as the '''Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS)'''. Case courtesy of Dr Fabien Ho, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/63621">rID: 63621</a>]]
 
OR
 
There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name]. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include:
*[Complication 1]
*[Complication 2]
*[Complication 3]
Areas of ground-glass opacity (halo) around consolidation
 
Nodules  
 
Dilated airways within the lesion.  
 
{{Loefflers syndrome}}


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soroush Seifirad, M.D.[2]

Overview

Chest CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of Löffler syndrome. Findings on CT scan suggestive of Löffler syndrome include areas of ground-glass opacity (halo) around consolidation, nodules, and dilated airways within the lesion.

CT scan

Chest CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of Löffler syndrome. Findings on CT scan suggestive of/diagnostic of Löffler syndrome include:[1][2][1][3] [4][5][6][7][8]

  • Areas of ground-glass opacity (halo) around consolidation
  • Nodules
  • Dilated airways within the lesion.
CT scan: Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. Case courtesy of Dr Lawrence Josey, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/18019">rID: 18019</a>
CT scan: Acute eosinophilic pneumonia. Case courtesy of Dr Abdallah Al Khateeb , <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/48211">rID: 48211</a>
CT scan: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). Case courtesy of Royal Melbourne Hospital Respiratory, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/21867">rID: 21867</a>
CT scan: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA),previously known as the Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS). Case courtesy of Dr Fabien Ho, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/63621">rID: 63621</a>

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Te Booij M, de Jong E, Bovenschen HJ (2010) Löffler syndrome caused by extensive cutaneous larva migrans: a case report and review of the literature. Dermatol Online J 16 (10):2. PMID: 21062596
  2. ↑ Chitkara RK, Krishna G (2006) Parasitic pulmonary eosinophilia. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 27 (2):171-84. DOI:10.1055/s-2006-939520 PMID: 16612768
  3. ↑ Ekin S, Sertogullarindan B, Gunbatar H, Arisoy A, Yildiz H (2016) Loeffler's syndrome: an interesting case report. Clin Respir J 10 (1):112-4. DOI:10.1111/crj.12173 PMID: 24931460
  4. ↑ Caulet T (1957) [Loffler syndrome and pulmonary eosinophilia.] Gaz Med Fr 64 (20):1737-8 passim. PMID: 13480465
  5. ↑ (1968) Löffler's syndrome. Br Med J 3 (5618):569-70. PMID: 5667987
  6. ↑ SASLAW MS, BOWMAN JA (1946) Loeffler's syndrome. J Fla Med Assoc 32 ():373. PMID: 21007279
  7. ↑ SPECTOR HI (1945) Loeffler's syndrome (transient pulmonary infiltrations with eosinophilia); report of a case and a review of the available literature. Dis Chest 11 ():380-91. PMID: 21025484
  8. ↑ GREIG ED (1945) On tropical eosinophilia associated with pulmonary signs (Loeffler's syndrome). J Trop Med Hyg 48 ():149-51. PMID: 21010826

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