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Loefflers syndrome causes

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Loeffler syndrome may be caused by Ancylostoma duodenale, Ascaris lumbricoides, Ascaris suum, Necator americanus, Strongyloides stercoralis.

Causes

Causes

Life-threatening Causes

  • There are no life-threatening causes of Loeffler syndrome.
  • It is a self-limiting condition which generally resolves by itself in 3-4 weeks.
  • Nevertheless, there are rare life-threatening conditions related to the helminths responsible for Loeffler syndrome, although Loeffler syndrome itself has never killed a patient.

Common Causes

Common causes of Loffler syndrome may include:[1]

Less Common Causes

Less common causes of [disease name] include:

References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 (1968) Löffler’s syndrome. Br Med J 3 (5618):569-70. PMID: 5667987
  2. ↑ Caulet T (1957) [Loffler syndrome and pulmonary eosinophilia.] Gaz Med Fr 64 (20):1737-8 passim. PMID: 13480465
  3. ↑ Dold C, Holland CV (2011) Ascaris and ascariasis. Microbes Infect 13 (7):632-7. DOI:10.1016/j.micinf.2010.09.012 PMID: 20934531
  4. ↑ Gipson K, Avery R, Shah H, Pepiak D, Bégué RE, Malone J et al. (2016) Löffler syndrome on a Louisiana pig farm. Respir Med Case Rep 19 ():128-131. DOI:10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.09.003 PMID: 27709064
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hoagland KE, Schad GA (1978) Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale: life history parameters and epidemiological implications of two sympatric hookworms of humans. Exp Parasitol 44 (1):36-49. PMID: 627275
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Brooker S, Bethony J, Hotez PJ (2004) Human hookworm infection in the 21st century. Adv Parasitol 58 ():197-288. DOI:10.1016/S0065-308X(04)58004-1 PMID: 15603764
  7. ↑ Page W, Judd JA, Bradbury RS (2018) The Unique Life Cycle of Strongyloides stercoralis and Implications for Public Health Action. Trop Med Infect Dis 3 (2):. DOI:10.3390/tropicalmed3020053 PMID: 30274449
  8. ↑ Nutman TB (2017) Human infection with Strongyloides stercoralis and other related Strongyloides species. Parasitology 144 (3):263-273. DOI:10.1017/S0031182016000834 PMID: 27181117

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