The multidisciplinary approach to eosinophilia
Eosinophilic granulocytes are normally present in low numbers in the bloodstream. Patients with an increased number of eosinophilic granulocytes in the differential count (eosinophilia) are common and can pose a clinical challenge because conditions with
Gunhild Nynke Thomsen +20 more
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Illness in Returned Travelers and Immigrants/Refugees: The 6-Year Experience of Two Australian Infectious Diseases Units. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Data comparing returned travelers and immigrants/refugees managed in a hospital setting is lacking. METHODS: We prospectively collected data on 1,106 patients with an illness likely acquired overseas who presented to two hospital-based ...
Brown, G V +4 more
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Ruptured pulmonary hydatidosis with bronchopleural fistula and eosinophilia: a case report
Hydatidosis is a parasitic illness caused by larvae of the Echinococcus genus. It frequently involves the liver, and the lung is the second most common organ of implantation of Echinococcus larvae.
Heba Wagih Abdelwahab +12 more
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Eosinophilia associated with nintedanib therapy
Nintedanib (Ofev) is a widely used antifibrotic agent approved for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other fibrosing interstitial lung diseases, with a known side effect profile that includes gastrointestinal symptoms and hepatotoxicity.
Kiana A. Banafshay, Rahul Mutneja
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LINX®, a novel treatment for patients with refractory asthma complicated by gastroesophageal reflux disease: a case report. [PDF]
BackgroundGastroesophageal reflux disease is one of the most common comorbidities in patients with asthma. Gastroesophageal reflux disease can be linked to difficult-to-control asthma.
Kenyon, Nicholas J +6 more
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Background Blood eosinophilia was considered an indicator of sputum eosinophilia in asthmatic patients. Nevertheless, its role in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was not completely examined. Aim The aim was to investigate if peripheral blood
Atef W El Rifai, Hussein A.M Hussein
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Churg Strauss Syndrome – A Case Report [PDF]
A male aged 45-years presented with complaints of fever for 7days, cough, breathlessness for 4 days, tingling of hands, feet and weakness of both hands and feet for 4 days duration.
Mallikarjun Shetty +3 more
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Daily Preventive Zinc Supplementation Decreases Lymphocyte and Eosinophil Concentrations in Rural Laotian Children from Communities with a High Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:Zinc deficiency impairs immune function and is common among children in South-East Asia. OBJECTIVES:The effect of zinc supplementation on immune function in young Laotian children was investigated.
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EOSINOPHILIC DISEASES OF THE LUNGS
Pulmonary eosinophilias belong to a heterogenous group of the diseases characterized by pulmonary shadows related to pulmonary tissue and/or peripheral blood eosinophilia.
E Kh Anaev
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Meropenem: A possible new culprit in eosinophilic lung diseases
Eosinophilic lung diseases are a diverse group of pulmonary disorders with an extensive list of differential diagnoses. Multiple drugs particularly antibiotics can cause pulmonary eosinophilia with variable pulmonary manifestations.
Nathalie Abi Hatem +3 more
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