Filarial Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia: a condition masquerading Asthma, a series of 12 cases.
CONCLUSION: TPE should always be considered in patients from filaria endemic areas presenting with cough, dyspnea or wheezing. High eosinophil count (>3 × 10 9 cells) with raised IgE level (>1000 IU/ml) in such cases should alert the physician to look for TPE. Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent disease progression and complications.
PMID: 29969926 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Asthma - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Asthma Source Type: research
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