title: Loffler's syndrome associated with Clonorchis sinensis infestation.
abstract: In 1932, Loffler described a syndrome of self-limiting, transient pulmonary infiltrates associated with peripheral blood eosinophilia and mild pulmonary symptoms. A number of conditions are related to pulmonary eosinophilia or pulmonary infiltration with eosinophilia. Especially, parasitic infestations are often related to pulmonary eosinophilia, but only two cases associated with Clonorchis sinensis have been anecdotally reported in English literature. Here we report a case of migrating pulmonary eosniophilic infiltrations associated with Clonorchis sinensis that was successfully treated with praziquantel. Clonorchiasis should be considered in patients with marked eosinophilia and pulmonary infiltrations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Kyung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seong Lim
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Hyuk Pyo
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Soo Jeon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Ho-Kee
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Yum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D003003:Clonorchiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003004:Clonorchis sinensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome