title: Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia. Report of a case.
abstract: Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE) is an unusual manifestation of filarial infection, most commonly found in South-East Asia and caused by immunologic hyperresponsiveness to Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi. This report concerns a case of TPE in a 25-year-old Indian male who had been living in Italy for two years and was admitted to hospital with chest pain. Diethylcarbamazine therapy proved effective in rapidly eliminating symptoms and pulmonary abnormalities, as well as normalizing of laboratory findings.
authors.affiliation: Clinica di Malattie Infettive, Università di Firenze, Italia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartoloni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farese
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosso
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tinacci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paradisi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005368:Filariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005369:Filaricides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D005369:Filaricides; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine