Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia : Masquerading as Eosinophilic Leukaemia.
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2012-03
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Benign conditions like Tropical Pulmonary
Eosinophilia(TPE) can present with very high total count
and Absolute Eosinophil Count (AEC) and can mimick
malignancy. Diagnostic work up for TPE should be done in
any patient presenting with pulmonary symptoms and
eosinophilia. Though most case series on TPE report AEC in
range of 3000 to upto 20,000, very rarely AEC can rise beyond
50,000. The following case is of TPE presenting with
absolute eosinophil count of >70,000. Rapid response to
Diethyl carbamazine is the rule in a confirmed case of TPE.
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tropical pulmonary eosinophilia, absolute eosinophil count
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Somani Shrikant S, Jivarajani Harsha, Shah Asha N, Jain Abhinav, Kothari Pooja V. Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia : Masquerading as Eosinophilic Leukaemia. Indian Medical Gazette. 2012 Mar ; 145 (3): 124-126.