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. 2012 Oct;25(4):649–660. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00025-12

Table 1.

Infectious causes of eosinophilic pneumonia

Manifestation of disease Infectious cause
Löffler's syndrome Ascaris
Hookworm
Schistosomiasis
Heavy parasite burden Strongyloidiasis
Direct pulmonary penetration Paragonimiasis
Visceral larval migrans
Immunologic response to organisms in lungs Filariasis
Dirofilariasis
Cystic disease Echinococcus
Cysticercosis
Other nonparasitic disease Coccidioidomycosis
Basidiobolomycosis
Paracoccidioidomycosis