Table of Contents
Introduction
DDx
Primary eosinophilic pneumonitis
Secondary eosinophilic pneumonitis
eosinophilic pneumonitis
see also:
allergy and hypersensitivity reactions
urticaria
eosinophilic meningitis - eosinophils predominate the CSF
full blood examination (FBE)
eosinophilia
Introduction
DDx
Primary eosinophilic pneumonitis
eosinophilic asthma
Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (AEP)
Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia (CEP)
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA / Churg-Strauss syndrome)
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (HES)
Simple Pulmonary Eosinophilia (Löffler Syndrome)
Secondary eosinophilic pneumonitis
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
Drug-Induced Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Parasitic Infections (Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia)
immune reactions to migrating helminths, filariae, or hookworms eg. Ascarism Stronglyoides