What is simple eosinophilic pneumonia?
Simple eosinophilic pneumonia is a condition where you have too many eosinophils (e-o-SIN-o-fils) in your blood. Eosinophils are white blood cells. They are part of your body’s defense to help fight infection with parasites (small living creatures). With simple eosinophilic pneumonia, too many eosinophils are made and stay for too long in your airways or lung tissues. This condition is also called Loffler syndrome or pulmonary eosinophilia. The eosinophils irritate your lung tissues, making them inflamed (red) and swollen, and cause pneumonia.
