Medical Dictionary

Loeffler's syndrome

noun Loef·fler's syndrome \ˈlef-lərz-\

Medical Definition of LOEFFLER'S SYNDROME

:  a mild pneumonitis marked by transitory pulmonary infiltration and eosinophilia and usually considered to be basically an allergic reaction—called also Loeffler's pneumonia

Biographical Note for LOEFFLER'S SYNDROME

Löf·fler \ˈlœf-lər\ , Wilhelm (1887–1972), Swiss physician. Löffler first described Loeffler's syndrome in 1932.

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