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If you are allergic to a drug, the doctor may have you stop taking it. (But, never stop a medication without consulting with your doctor first.)
If the condition is due to an infection, you may be treated with an antibiotic or anti-parasitic medication.
Sometime, corticosteroids (powerful anti-inflammatory medicines) may be needed.
A rare complication of simple pulmonary eosinophilia is a severe type of pneumonia called acute idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia.
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