TROPICAL EOSINOPHILIA
Authors: J W IRWIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1946)

Case Reports1 August 1946TROPICAL EOSINOPHILIAJOHN W. IRWINJOHN W. IRWINSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-25-2-329 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWeingarten1 has described a syndrome called tropical eosinophilia, which is characterized by frequent early morning paroxysms of asthma, weakness, loss of weight and appetite, and a marked leukocytosis which may reach 80,000, due chiefly to a marked increase in eosinophiles which may constitute as much as 80 per cent of the total number of white cells.Weingarten,1who has had the opportunity to observe 81 cases, reported that all his cases except three originated in and about Bombay, India. He stated that the disease began with lassitude, a low-grade fever rising to 100° or 101° F., with a marked loss...Bibliography1. WEINGARTEN RJ: Tropical eosinophilia Lancet, 1943, i, 103-105. Google Scholar2. EMERSON K: Tropical eosinophilia, U. S. Nav. Med. Bull., 1944, xlii, 118-123. Google Scholar3. CHAUDHURI RN: Eosinophil lung, Indian Med. Gaz., 1943, lxxvii, 575-577. Google Scholar4. PARSONS-SMITH BG: Tropical eosinophilia, Lancet, 1944, i, 433-434. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. HELIGVISVESWAR RSK: Tropical eosinophilia, Indian Phys., 1943, ii, 305-311. Google Scholar6. VAIDYA SK: Observations on "tropical" eosinophilia, Indian Phys., 1943, ii, 358-365. Google Scholar7. MENON KG: Tropical eosinophilia, Indian Med. Gaz., 1945, lxxx, 24-29. Google Scholar8. LAL AB: Tropical eosinophilia, Indian Med. Gaz., 1945, lxxx, 30-32. Google Scholar9. HIRSTMCCANN WRWJ: Tropical eosinophilia, U. S. Nav. Med. Bull., 1945, xliv, 1277-1281. Google Scholar10. VAN DER SARHARTZ AH: The syndrome, tropical eosinophilia, and microfilaria, Am. Jr. Trop. Med., 1945, xxv, 83-96. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. RACKEMANN FM: New theories concerning asthma, New England Jr. Med., 1944, ccxxx, 284-289. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. JONESSOUDERS SHCR: Eosinophilic infiltration of the lungs (Loeffler's syndrome), New England Jr. Med., 1944, ccxxxi, 356-358. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. BOZICEVICHHUTTER JAM: Intradermal and serological tests with Dirofilaria immitis antigen in cases of human filariasis, Am. Jr. Trop. Med., 1944, xxiv, 203-208. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication November 19, 1945. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTropical eosinophiliaTropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia, Cause Unknown, Treatment Dramatically EffectiveROBERT H. PETER, M.D., MILTON F. CAMPBELL, M.D.PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME.TROPICAL EOSINOPHILIA: CLINICAL, THERAPEUTIC AND ETIOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS. EXPERIMENTAL WORK*AMAURY COUTINHODie eosinophilen LungeninfiltrateTropical EosinophiliaPULMONARY INFILTRATION WITH EOSINOPHILIA (PIE SYNDROME)*WILLIAM H. REEDER, M.D., BEN E. GOODRICH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Pulmonary EosinophiliaA Case of Tropical Eosinophilia and Acute NephritisTropical pulmonary eosinophiliaAllergy 1 August 1946Volume 25, Issue 2Page: 329-339KeywordsAsthmaCellsEosinophiliaFatigueFeversLeukocytosisWeight loss ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1946 PDF downloadLoading ...