Eosinophilia: causes and pathobiology in persons with prior exposures in tropical areas with an emphasis on parasitic infections.
Eosinophilia in patients exposed to tropical or subtropical environments is caused most commonly by helminth (worm) infections. Besides a detailed exposure history, the diagnostic approach must consider other infections and noninfectious causes of eosinophilia, as treatments for many of these disorders differ.
Kim
Yae-Jean
YJ
Helminth Immunology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 4 Center Drive, Room B1-03, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. yjkim@niaid.nih.gov
Nutman
Thomas B
TB