Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia in a patient undergoing open heart surgery.
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ABSTRACT
A 35 years old male living in Jamalpur district of Bangladesh working as a shopkeeper presented with dyspnea, fatigue, occasional fever and cough for two years. He did not give any history of hemoptysis or weight loss. He was smoker and non-alcoholic. He had a soft systolic murmur over pulmonary area and wide fixed splitting of the second heart sound. An Atrial septal defect (ASD) was detected by echocardiography. The patient had high circulating eosinophil count and Complement Fixation Test for filarial antibody revealed positive result. Moreover the patient's response to drug Diethylcarbamazime indicated suspected tropical pulmonary eosinophilia with Atrial Septal Defect.
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IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Eosinofilia Pulmonar
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Adulto
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Comunicação Interatrial
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2008
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