Acute eosinophilic pneumonia due to round worm infestation.
We report a case of an 18 month old child who presented with sever eosinophilic pneumonia requiring ventilation as a result of round worm infestation. This child presented with symptoms alike acute severe asthma and had high absolute eosinophil count of 9,234/cmm.A course of steroids, albendazole and diethylcarbazine were followed by rapid recovery and a decrease in eosinophil counts to 616/cmm within one month of treatment. This is the first reported case of a child with severe eosinophilic pneumonia requiring ventilation as a result of roundworm infection.
Aggarwal
Bindu
B
Department of Pediatrics, Christian Medical College, Brown Road, Ludhina, Punjab, India.
Sharma
Monika
M
Singh
Tejinder
T
D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005369:Filaricides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005369:Filaricides; D013256:Steroids; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine