Follow-up
Further Outpatient Care
Repeat chest radiography 4-6 weeks after initial presentation to document resolution of pulmonary infiltrates in patients with Löffler syndrome.
Repeat CBC count 4-6 weeks after initial presentation to document resolution of eosinophilia.
Examine stool for ova and parasites 6-12 weeks after initial presentation.
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Inpatient & Outpatient Medications
Use appropriate antihelminthic therapy if parasitic infection is diagnosed.
Use systemic corticosteroids for patients with severe respiratory symptoms.
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Initial chest radiograph of a 54-year-old man showing subtle opacity (arrows) in the right middle lung zone.
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Follow-up chest radiograph of a 54-year-old man showing migrating opacity in the left lower lobe (arrows) obtained 20 days after the previous image.
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High-resolution CT scan (1 mm collimation) obtained in a 54-year-old man showing consolidation with surrounding ground-glass opacity in the left lower lobe. Dilated airways are observed within the lesion. This CT scan was obtained between the first and second images above.
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