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tropical eosinophilia - immune reaction to parasitic larvae causing lung disease
Definition for tropical eosinophilia
Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia is a potentially serious progressive lung disease with nocturnal cough, wheezing, and fever, resulting from immune hyperresponsiveness to microfilariae in the pulmonary capillaries.
Souce: CDC Apr 08,2007
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Helminth-related Eosinophilia in African Immigrants | CDC EID
Eosinophilia is frequent in travelers and expatriates from ... Investigation of tropical eosinophilia; assessing a strategy based on geographical area. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no10/06-0102.htm
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Diethylcarbamazine (Oral Route) - MayoClinic.com
Mayo Clinic offers award-winning medical and health information ... Eosinophilic lung (tropical pulmonary eosinophilia; tropical eosinophilia); Loiasis; and ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DR600539
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Eosinophilic Pneumonia: Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases of the Lungs ...
... called pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia syndrome) comprises a group of ... similar pneumonias (such as tropical eosinophilia, which is due to infestation ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/print/sec04/ch051/ch051c.html
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LF Disease | CDC DPD
... also cause pulmonary tropical eosinophilia syndrome, although this ... Symptoms of pulmonary tropical eosinophilia syndrome include cough, shortness of ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/lymphaticfilariasis/...
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Index: TR: Merck Manual Home Edition
Tropical eosinophilia. Eosinophilic Pneumonia: Symptoms and Diagnosis ... Tropical Spastic Paraparesis/HTLV-1?Associated Myelopathy. Troponin ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index/ind_tr.html
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LF Fact Sheet | CDC DPD
... also cause pulmonary tropical eosinophilia syndrome, although the ... Symptoms of pulmonary tropical eosinophilia syndrome include cough, shortness of ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/lymphaticfilariasis/...
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Acanthocheilonemiasis - Yahoo! Health
Acanthocheilonemiasis is a rare tropical infectious disease caused by a parasite ... elevated levels of certain specialized white blood cells (eosinophilia) ...
http://health.yahoo.com/infectiousdisease-overview/acanthoch...
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Eosinophilia: Eosinophilic Disorders: Merck Manual Professional
Eosinophilia may be primary (idiopathic) or secondary to numerous disorders (see ... eosinophilia (Löffler's syndrome), chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, tropical ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec11/ch139/ch139b.html
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Eosinophilia is defined as a peripheral blood eosinophil count > 450/μL. Causes ... Tropical sprue is an acquired disease, probably of infectious. ...
http://www.merck.com/mrksearch/SearchServlet?filtN=professio...
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Eosinophilic Effusion in Gnathostomiasis | CDC EID
... France; and ?Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland ... Eosinophilia. Tropical infectious diseases. In: Guerrant RL, Walker DH, Weller PF, editors. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol10no9/03-0671.htm
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CDC - Gnathostomiasis: An Emerging Imported Disease
... treated during a 12-month period at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London. ... Eosinophilia was noted in seven patients and was usually modest, always ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no6/02-0625.htm
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Index: EO: Merck Manual Professional
tropical. Filarial Nematode Infections: Symptoms and Signs. pulmonary infiltrates with ... Eosinophilia: Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index/ind_eo.html
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Intestinal Parasites Domestic Refugee Health Guidelines | CDC DGMQ
Figure 2b: Additional evaluation of eosinophilia (>400 cells/?L) in asymptomatic ... Tropical infections NOT associated with eosinophilia ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/refugee/rh_guide/ip/domestic.htm
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Filarial Nematode Infections: Nematodes (Roundworms): Merck Manual ...
Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia with bronchospasm, fever, and pulmonary ... Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE) is an uncommon manifestation with ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec14/ch182/ch182e.html
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Opisthorchis felineus, Italy | CDC EID
Eosinophilia occurred in all infected persons. ... from the 1st German Congress for Infectious and Tropical Medicine; Berlin; ...
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/12/1902.htm
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Index: TR: Merck Manual Professional
Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia. Filarial Nematode Infections: Symptoms and Signs. Tropical sore ... Tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-1-associated myelopathy ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index/ind_tr.html
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Corex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. ... fever, pharyngitis, acute bronchitis, tuberculosis, and tropical eosinophilia. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corex
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Gnathostomiasis Acquired by British Tourists | CDC EID
Author affiliations: Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, UK (J.S. Herman, E. ... Diagnosis is suggested by eosinophilia, migratory lesions, and a history of ...
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/4/594.htm
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Approach to Parasitic Infections: Infectious Diseases: Merck Manual ...
With rare exceptions, protozoan infections do not cause eosinophilia. ... infectious diseases and tropical medicine, and in summary form from The Medical ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch181/ch181a.html
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Genomics|HuGENet|Literature|2005 Jul 21
The mission of the National Office of Public Health Genomics is to integrate advances in human genetics ... in tropical pulmonary eosinophilia. Kim YJ, ...
http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/hugenet/literature/2005/Hjul21.htm
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Ascariasis: Nematodes (Roundworms): Merck Manual Professional
It is concentrated in tropical and subtropical areas with poor sanitation, but ... Eosinophilia can be marked while larvae migrate though the lungs but usually ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec14/ch182/ch182d.html
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Syngamoniasis in Tourist | CDC EID
... the larynx of tropical mammals (1), especially cattle and cats and ... Symptoms of asthma have been reported, and leukocytosis and eosinophilia may occur. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol11no12/05-0713.htm
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KEM Hospital - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search. King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital Marathi: ???? ... Pioneering work on the use of diethylcarbamazine in tropical eosinophilia ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Gordhandas_Sunderdas_Medic...
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Cutaneous Larva Migrans: Parasitic Skin Infections: Merck Manual ...
CLM occurs worldwide but most commonly in tropical environments. ... syndrome (patchy pulmonary infiltrates and peripheral blood eosinophilia) ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec10/ch121/ch121b.html
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Angiostrongyliasis, Mainland China | CDC EID
Eosinophilia is a typical characteristic of eosinophilic meningitis or ... Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol11no10/04-1338.htm
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Approach to Parasitic Infections: Infectious Diseases: Merck Manual ...
With rare exceptions, protozoan infections do not cause eosinophilia. ... with expertise in parasitic infections and tropical medicine are available for ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec14/ch181/ch181a.html
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*EP001159614B1*
Note: Within nine months from the ... ulmonary aspergillosis, tropical eosinophilia, and chron- ic eosinophilia pneumonia: connective tissue diseases ...
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/innovations/patents/2005/EP1159614B1.pdf
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Hookworm Infection: Nematodes (Roundworms): Merck Manual Professional
... is about 1 billion, mostly in tropical latitudes. ... be asymptomatic or cause acute abdominal pain and eosinophilia. ... grade eosinophilia is often ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec14/ch182/ch182f.html
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Isosporiasis and Cyclosporiasis: Intestinal Protozoa: Merck Manual ...
Human isosporiasis and cyclosporiasis are most common in tropical and subtropical climates. ... infections, peripheral blood eosinophilia may also occur with ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec14/ch185/ch185e.html
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Human Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Hypoderma tarandi | CDC EID
Dermatobia hominis, endemic to tropical or subtropical areas, and Oestrus ovis ... Pretreatment blood count was within normal limits with no eosinophilia. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/1/64.htm
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Center for ...
Botulism Antitoxin Bivalent (Equine) Types A and B ... Brugia malayi, or Brugia timori; tropical pulmonary eosinophilia; and loiasis. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/srp/drugs/formulary.html
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Index: PU: Merck Manual Professional
Pulmonary eosinophilia. tropical. Filarial Nematode Infections: Symptoms and Signs ... Pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia. Eosinophilic Pulmonary Diseases ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index/ind_pu.html
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Mohammed Fazle Rabbee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... include Spirometry in Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia[4] and A ... (April 1970) Spirometry in Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia, Retrieved on 9, 2009-01-13. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Fazle_Rabbee
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Strongyloidiasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Information from Wikipedia on this disease of humans caused by the nematode, Strongyloides stercoralis, ... Tropical and subtropical areas, but ... eosinophilia ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongyloidiasis
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Linguatuliasis in Germany | CDC EID
... Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany; and ... Except for a mild eosinophilia (7%, 500 cells/?L), the leukocyte count was normal. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/NCIDOD/EID/vol12no06/05-1413.htm
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Index: PA: Merck Manual Professional
tropical. Chronic Pancreatitis: Etiology. vitamin E deficiency and. Vitamin E: Etiology ... Eosinophilia: Diagnosis and Treatment. gastrointestinal ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index/ind_pa.html
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Filariasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filariasis is endemic in tropical regions of Asia, Africa, Central and South ... Xenodiagnosis is now obsolete EOsinophilia is a non-specific primary sign. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filariasis
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Division of Parasitic Diseases
Filarial infection can also cause pulmonary tropical eosinophilia syndrome, although ... pulmonary tropical eosinophilia syndrome include cough, shortness of ...
http://www.cdc.gov/NCIDOD/DPD/parasites/lymphaticfilariasis/...
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Hookworm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... through facial and peripheral edema; eosinophilia and pica caused by iron ... "Global network for neglected tropical diseases receives $34 million from Gates ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookworm
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Helminth-related Eosinophilia in African Immigrants, Gran Canaria
Eosinophilia is frequent in travelers and expatriates. from tropical areas (6?12) ... Investigation of tropical eosinophilia; assessing a strategy based on ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EiD/vol12no10/pdfs/06-0102.pdf
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Index: MY: Merck Manual Professional
Tropical Spastic Paraparesis/HTLV-1?Associated Myelopathy. ischemic. Spinal ... eosinophilia in. Important Causes of Secondary Eosinophilia. splenomegaly in ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index/ind_my.html
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Isosporiasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is found worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical areas. ... Eosinophilia may be present (differently from other protozoan infections).[1] ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isosporiasis
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Mansonelliasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The disease exists in Africa and tropical Americas, spread by biting midges or blackflies. ... Eosinophilia is often prominent in all cases of Mansonelliasis. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansonelliasis
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Pyomyositis
infectious disease is endemic in tropical areas, and sporadic in temperate ... tropical countries. Eosinophilia is rare in patients ...
http://www.orpha.net/data/patho/GB/uk-pyomyositis.pdf
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Ascariasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... ascariasis is particularly prevalent in tropical regions and in areas of poor hygiene. ... Blood counts may demonstrate peripheral eosinophilia. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascariasis
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Chagas Disease, France | CDC EID
... developed DRESS syndrome (drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms) ... Dr Lescure works in the tropical and infectious diseases unit of Tenon Teaching ...
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/4/644.htm
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Opisthorchiasis from Imported Raw Fish | CDC EID
... of abdominal symptoms, eosinophilia, and liver enzyme impairment ... Tropical and geographical medicine. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1990. p. 473?89. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol10no12/04-0410.htm
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Megaloblastic anemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Combined Deficiency (Tropical sprue): Vitamin B12 & Folate. ... cytosis: granulocytosis (Neutrophilia, Eosinophilia, Basophilia, Bandemia) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaloblastic_anemia
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Human Pythiosis | CDC EID
She had a peripheral blood eosinophilia of 10%. Emergency femoral angiography ... marneffei and pythiosis: emerging tropical diseases. Mycopathologia. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no03/05-1044.htm
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Ovalocytosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... Allen et al. 60 (6): 1056 -- American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene" ... cytosis: granulocytosis (Neutrophilia, Eosinophilia, Basophilia, Bandemia) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovalocytosis
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