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Loeffler’s Syndrome in a Teen: Worms, Eosinophils, and Migratory Lung Shadows, A Case Report.

2026-06-08

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Background:</bold> Loeffler’s syndrome is a rare, self-limiting eosinophilic pulmonarydisorder caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to migrating helminth larvae, most commonly <italic>Ascaris lumbricoides</italic> . It presents with nonspecific tirade of respiratory symptoms, peripheral eosinophilia, and transient migratory pulmonary infiltrates, often mimicking pneumonia or...

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Literature Corpus work: f665179e-b9e2-528e-9a04-6b9c077de44d
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9578091/v1

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