Journals / Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi / 2009 / Cilt: 33 - Sayı: 3

Case report: Löffler's syndrome due to Ascaris lumbricoides mimicking acute bacterial community - acquired pneumonia

Olgu sunumu: Akut bakteriyel toplum kökenli pnömoni kliniğini taklit eden Ascaris lumbricoides'e bağlı bir Löffler's sendromu

Pages
239–241
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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In conclusion, we suggest that Loeffler's syndrome must be considered early in the differential diagnosis for CAP when peripheric eosinophilia is seen in patients if they live in an endemic area for parasitic disease.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this study we present a patient with Loeffler's syndrome caused by Ascaris lumbricoides who presented with the clinical findings of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
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Key Findings & Data:Thereupon the patient was treated successfully with one dose of albendazol 400 mg.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, we suggest that Loeffler's syndrome must be considered early in the differential diagnosis for CAP when peripheric eosinophilia is seen in patients if they live in an endemic area for parasitic disease.
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In this study we present a patient with Loeffler's syndrome caused by Ascaris lumbricoides who presented with the clinical findings of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Our patient, who was twenty-five years old, and who had had symptoms such as coughing, expectorating, dyspnea and fever for approximately ten days, was hospitalized. We auscultated polyphonic rhonchuses at the both hemithoraxes. A chest X-ray revealed bilateral lower zone patch consolidation. Acute bacterial community acquired pneumonia (CAP) was diagnosed due to these findings and empirical antibiotic treatment was begun. Repeated sputum Gram stains were negative, and both sputum and blood cultures were sterile. A sputum smear was negative for acid-fast bacilli. The patient's fever and respiratory complaint did not respond to the empirical antibiotics therapy. During the course of advanced investigations, we measured peripheric eosinophilia, and high levels of total Eo and total IgE, and observed Ascaris lumbricoides eggs during stool examination. The patient was given a diagnosis of Loeffler's syndrome. Thereupon the patient was treated successfully with one dose of albendazol 400 mg. In conclusion, we suggest that Loeffler's syndrome must be considered early in the differential diagnosis for CAP when peripheric eosinophilia is seen in patients if they live in an endemic area for parasitic disease.

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Akut bakteriyel toplum kökenli pnömoni (TKP) bulguları ile başvuran ve Ascaris lumbricoides nedenli Löffler's sendromu tanısı konulan bir olgu sunulmuştur. 25 yaşındaki erkek hasta, yaklaşık 7 gündür devam eden öksürük, balgam çıkarma, nefes darlığı ve ateş şikâyetleri ile başvurdu. Solunum sistemi muayenesinde her iki hemitoraksda polifonik ronküsler duyuldu. Akciğer grafisinde her iki hemitoroksta alt zonlarda yamalı tarzda dansite artımları izlendi. Bu bulgular ile akut bakteriyel TKP tanısı konularak ampirik antibiyotik tedavisi başlandı. Balgam gram ve aside-alkole rezistans boyalı preparatlarda mikroorganizma görülmedi. Balgam ve kan kültürlerinde üreme olmadı. Hastanın ateş ve solunumsal yakınmaları ampirik antibiyotik tedavisine yanıt vermedi. Bunun üzerine yapılan ileri incelemede, periferik eozinofili, total Eo ve total IgE düzeylerinde artış ve dışkıda A. lumbricoides yumurtalarının görülmesi ile Löffler's sendromu tanısı konuldu. Albendezol (400 mg tek doz) ile başarılı şekilde tedavi edildi. Paraziter hastalıklar açısından endemik olan bölgelerde, TKP düşünülen olgularda periferik eozionofilinin varlığında ayırıcı tanılar içinde Löffler's sendromunun da bulundurulması gerektiğini düşünüyoruz.

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ÖNCÜL, O., ÇAVUŞLU, Ş., ACARİ, A., KARTALOĞLU, Z., OKUTAN, O. (2022). Case report: Löffler's syndrome due to Ascaris lumbricoides mimicking acute bacterial community - acquired pneumonia. Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 33 - Sayı: 3, 239–241. https://ajindex.com/articles/630553

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