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ArticleRespiratory medicine case reports2016

Löffler syndrome on a Louisiana pig farm.

Kevin Gipson, Ryan Avery, Heena Shah, Derek Pepiak, Rodolfo E Bégué, John Malone, Luke A Wall

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Article in Respiratory medicine case reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kevin GipsonDivision of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Ryan AveryLouisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Heena ShahSection of Allergy Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and Children's Hospital New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Derek PepiakDivision of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Ochsner for Children and the University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Rodolfo E BéguéSection of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and Children's Hospital New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA.
John MaloneLouisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Luke A WallSection of Allergy Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and Children's Hospital New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Louisiana State University · USLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans · USChildren's Hospital of New Orleans · USHarvard University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Löffler syndrome, a fulminant eosinophilic pneumonitis associated with the larval migratory phase of human parasites, is rarely reported in the United States. A previously healthy 8-year-old male was hospitalized with tachypnea, cough, hypoxemia, and fever of one week's duration. History revealed exposure to pigs on his family's farm in southernmost Louisiana, where the patient was responsible for cleaning the farm's pigpens. His fingernails were soiled and extremely short, with the edge of the nail bed exposed secondary to onychophagia. Laboratory evaluation demonstrated peripheral eosinophilia (39%), pulmonary eosinophilia (86%), high total IgE, diffuse reticulonodular lung opacities, and mixed obstructive and restrictive pulmonary function pattern. Systemic corticosteroids were initiated for his acute respiratory insufficiency and produced rapid clinical improvement. Serum

Indexed as

Ascaris suumBAL, Broncho-alveolar lavageED, emergency departmentFEF, forced expiratory flowFEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 secondFVC, forced vital capacityLoffler syndromeLPM, liter per minuteLSU, Louisiana State UniversityOnychophagiaPediatric pulmonologyPulmonary eosinophiliaRV, residual volumeTLC, total lung capacity

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PMID27709064
PMCPMC5043414
OpenAlexW2519502855

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