title: Investigating eosinophilia in patients returned from the tropics.
abstract: In patients who have returned from the tropics, eosinophilia usually signifies infection with worms. This paper gives an approach to investigating these patients systematically. The key element is a good travel history leading to targeted investigations.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Infection Unit, St. George's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gyawali
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Whitty
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014195:Travel; D014330:Tropical Medicine / Q000379:methods