Löffler Syndrome
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| J82 | Eosinophilic pulmonary infiltrate, not elsewhere classified Löffler syndrome (I) |
| J70.2 | Acute drug-induced interstitial lung diseases |
| J70.3 | Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung diseases |
| B44 | Aspergillosis |
| B50 - B83 | specified parasitic infection |
| M30 - M36 | System diseases of the connective tissue |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
The Löffler syndrome is an allergic inflammation of the heart (Löffler endocarditis), CNS, skin, lungs, eyes and / or the gastrointestinal tract with eosinophilic infiltration and pronounced eosinophilia of the blood . The syndrome is named after the Swiss internist Wilhelm Löffler (1887–1972).
Usually there is no trigger ( idiopathic ) of the disease. Causes of eosinophilia can
- Parasitoses , especially from worm larvae
- Drug side effects ( antibiotics , cytostatics , antidepressants , anabolic steroids ),
- Allergies ,
- Granulomatoses ,
- Malignancies , especially leukemia or
- Aspergillosis
be.
The complaints depend on the organ manifestation.
The therapy depends on the underlying disease.
literature
- Mewis, Riessen, Spyridopoulos (Ed.): Cardiology compact - Everything for ward and specialist examination . 2nd Edition. Thieme, Stuttgart / New York 2006, ISBN 978-3-13-130742-2 , pp. 403 ( books.google.de ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Werner Köhler : Loeffler syndrome. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil , Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 861.
