PULMONARY INFILTRATION WITH EOSINOPHILIA (LÖFFLER'S SYNDROME) DUE TO SMOKE INHALATION: REPORT OF A CASE AND COMMENT ON PATHOGENESIS

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Case Reports1 September 1958PULMONARY INFILTRATION WITH EOSINOPHILIA (LÖFFLER'S SYNDROME) DUE TO SMOKE INHALATION: REPORT OF A CASE AND COMMENT ON PATHOGENESISWILLIAM TSCHUMY JR., M.D.WILLIAM TSCHUMY JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-3-665 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRecent reviews1, 2, 3 have emphasized the numerous and varied agents which may be responsible for the clinical syndrome of pulmonary infiltration with peripheral blood eosinophilia. It has become increasingly apparent that, in spite of the multiple causes, the basic pathogenesis probably represents a hypersensitivity reaction to various antigens to which the pulmonary tissues may be exposed. A review of the literature has failed to reveal a previously reported case following inhalation of smoke fumes. 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