Eosinophilia with pulmonary infiltrates [PDF]
Lymphoma is hard to be diagnosed without an exact pathologic evidence. Eosinophilia might be one of its signs. However, some other clinical characteristics such as special contact history, pulmonary infiltrates, and the effectiveness of prednisone treatment could mislead our diagnosis.
Fuqiang Wen, Ye Wang, Peng Chen
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Imatinib-induced interstitial pneumonitis – a literature review and case report [PDF]
Imatinib is generally well tolerated, with mild common side effects such as nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, muscle cramps, fatigue, skin rash and edema; however, pulmonary complications are uncommon. A 73-year-old woman undergoing one month treatment with
Ciulei, George+12 more
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Eosinophilic bronchitis, eosinophilic granuloma, and eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy in 75 dogs (2006-2016). [PDF]
BackgroundEosinophilic lung disease is a poorly understood inflammatory airway disease that results in substantial morbidity.ObjectiveTo describe clinical findings in dogs with eosinophilic lung disease defined on the basis of radiographic, bronchoscopic,
Dear, Jonathan D+4 more
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Churg-Strauss Syndrome with Necrosis of Toe Tips [PDF]
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a granulomatous necrotizing vasculitis of unknown etiology associated with bronchial asthma. Despite affecting small to medium-sized vessels, necrosis of the digits due to vasculitis is extremely rare.
Hasegawa, Kenjiro+9 more
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Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations in idiopathic hypereosinophilia with warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia. [PDF]
Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) encompasses numerous diverse conditions resulting in peripheral hypereosinophilia that cannot be explained by hypersensitivity, infection, or atopy and that is not associated with known systemic diseases with specific ...
Brys, Adam K+3 more
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Diagnosis and management of eosinophilic asthma: a US perspective. [PDF]
Eosinophilic asthma is now recognized as an important subphenotype of asthma based on the pattern of inflammatory cellular infiltrate in the airway. Eosinophilic asthma can be associated with increased asthma severity, atopy, late-onset disease, and ...
Doherty, Taylor A, Walford, Hannah H
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: diagnostic and treatment challenges [PDF]
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a pulmonary disorder, occurring mostly in asthmatic and cystic fibrosis patients, caused by an abnormal T-helper 2 lymphocyte response of the host to Aspergillus fumigatus antigens.
CINICOLA, BIANCA LAURA+3 more
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Blood eosinophils and inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting β-2 agonist efficacy in COPD [PDF]
Objective We performed a review of studies of fluticasone propionate (FP)/salmeterol (SAL) (combination inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/long-acting β2-agonist (LABA)) in patients with COPD, which measured baseline (pretreatment) blood eosinophil levels, to ...
Barnes, NC+6 more
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A case of repetitive myocardial infarction with unobstructed coronaries due to Churg-Strauss syndrome [PDF]
© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.BackgroundMyocardial infarction is most commonly caused by thrombosis occurring on a background of coronary atherosclerosis, resulting in reduced ...
Agewall+11 more
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Prevalence of asthma and COPD and blood eosinophil count in a middle-aged Belgian population [PDF]
Various phenotypes exist in asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). These are important to identify in order to guide treatment decisions.
Brusselle, Guy+4 more
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