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PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA (peripheral eosinophilia >0.5X10 9/l + eosinophilic lung infiltrate) |
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fungal (allergy): |
especially Aspergillus fumigatus [allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; eosinophils and IgE both very raised] |
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parasites [eosinophils raised, IgE very raised]: |
Ascaris Strongyloides Schistosoma |
Filaria Ankylostoma Toxocara |
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vasculitis: |
polyarteritis nodosa and Churg-Strauss syndrome Wegener's granulomatosis |
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drugs (hypersensitivity): |
sulphonamides tetracyclines nitrofurantoin |
NSAIDs PAS Spanish toxic oil syndrome |
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other: |
cryptogenic pulmonary eosinophilia ('chronic eosinophilic pneumonia') [eosinophils very raised, IgE normal or slightly raised]hypereosinophilic syndrome [very high eosinophil count; considered to be a myeloproliferative disorder] |
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