[Eosinophilic lung disease caused by filariasis. Apropos of a case].
A 23-year-old male Pondichery native consulted for vesperal dispnoea. The main abnormalities detected were blood and alveolar eosinophilia and bilateral micronodular lesions at radiography. The parasitic origin of these symptoms was suspected, then confirmed by serological tests for filaria. The outcome was favourable after antiparasitic therapy. The histopathological, clinical and evolutionary features of pulmonary eosinophilic filiariasis are described, with emphasis on the treatment and on follow-up laboratory tests.
Durieu
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Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées D. Larrey, Versailles.
Vaylet
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F
Miltgen
J
J
L'Her
P
P
Marotel
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C
Natali
F
F
Allard
P
P
D000328:Adult; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000097:blood; D005368:Filariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012698:Serologic Tests
D004049:Diethylcarbamazine
Le poumon éosinophile filarien. A propos d'un cas.