Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia with Eosinophilic Leukemoid Reaction
نویسندگان
1 PGIMER, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
2 Mahavir Vaatsalya Aspatal, India.
3 1PGIMER, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
4 1PGIMER, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
5 1PGIMER, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
doi
10.22038/ijp.2016.6603چکیده
A 7 year-old male presented with recurrent fever, cough and respiratory distress for over last 2 years. Based on extremely high eosinophil count, high Immunoglobulin E, increase in eosinophilic precursors in bone marrow, and positive antigen test for Wuchereria bancrofti, a diagnosis of Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia with Eosinophilic Leukemoid Reaction was made. Complete recovery was achieved with Diethylcarbamazine for 3 weeks. We are reporting this case as the first case of Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia with eosinophilic leukemoid reaction in a child.
