Cryptic parasite infection in recent West African immigrants with relative eosinophilia.
Relative eosinophilia (defined as an eosinophil percentage >5% but an eosinophil count <450 cells/microL) is significantly associated with helminth infection in recently arrived West African immigrants (odds ratio, 20.5; 95% confidence interval, 2.7-154). The main parasitic causes related to relative eosinophilia are geohelminthic diseases (specifically, hookworms) and schistosomiasis.
Carranza-Rodriguez
Cristina
C
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Departamento de Ciencias Clínicas, Facultad de Ciencias de Salud, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Pardo-Lledias
Javier
J
Muro-Alvarez
Antonio
A
Pérez-Arellano
J L
JL
D000328:Adult; D000354:Africa, Western / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology