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1Lцffler endocarditis — Lцffler fibroplastic parietal endocarditis endocarditis associated with eosinophilia, marked by fibroplastic thickening of the endocardium, and resulting in congestive heart failure, persistent tachycardia, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, serous… …
2Klebs-Lцffler bacillus — Klebs Lцf·fler bacillus (klebzґ lerfґlər) [Theodor Albrecht Edwin Klebs, German bacteriologist, 1834–1913; Friederich A.J. Lцffler, German bacteriologist, 1852–1915] Corynebacterium diphtheriae …
3Lцffler alkaline methylene blue stain — Lцff·ler alkaline methylene blue stain (lərfґlər) [Friederich August Johannes Lцffler, German bacteriologist, 1852–1915] see Stains and Staining Methods, under stain …
4Lцffler endocarditis syndrome (eosinophilia pneumonia) — Lцff·ler endocarditis, syndrome (eosinophilia, pneumonia) (lərfґlər) [Wilhelm Lцffler, Swiss physician, 1887–1972] see under endocarditis and syndrome …
5Lцffler syndrome — transient infiltrations and eosinophilia of the lungs, accompanied by cough, fever, and dyspnea; it may be idiopathic or due to infestation by parasites (particularly Ascaris lumbricoides), infection, or drug therapy. See also Ascaris pneumonitis …
6Klebs-Lцffler bacillus — Corynebacterium diphtheriae …
7Lцffler methylene blue — a mixture of methylene blue and absolute alcohol in aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide …
8Lцffler eosinophilia — see under syndrome …
9Lцffler pneumonia — see under syndrome …
10Lцffler alkaline methylene blue stain — a simple stain used especially for demonstrating granules in Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Methylene blue made alkaline with potassium hydroxide is applied to a smear briefly and the slide washed. Granules appear deep blue in lighter blue cells …
