Loefgren

Loefgren is a surname of Scandinavian origin, typically rendered as Löfgren in Swedish. In English-language contexts, the umlaut is often represented as "oe," producing the spelling Loefgren. The name is associated with individuals of Swedish and Nordic heritage and appears among descendants of Swedish emigrants around the world.

In medical terminology, Löfgren's syndrome is an eponym referring to an acute form of sarcoidosis. It is named after the Swedish physician Sven Löfgren. The syndrome is commonly described as presenting with fever, erythema nodosum, bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, and arthritis, and it often follows a self-limited course with favorable prognosis.

Beyond medicine, the surname Loefgren/Löfgren appears in various historical and contemporary contexts tied to people of Nordic origin. variants of the spelling have appeared in multiple languages and records, reflecting transliteration practices for non-ASCII characters.

See also: Löfgren (surname), Loefgren as a variant spelling.