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chronic eosinophilic pneumonia

idiopathic
associated with allergies & desensitization
variant of Loeffler pneumonia
tx: corticosteroids

Findings:

"reverse pulmonary edema pattern" (= Loeffler's)
areas of consolidation PERSIST (days to weeks)

see: eosinophilic lung disease

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013

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