Investigating eosinophilia in patients returned from the tropics.
P Gyawali;
CJ Whitty;
(2001)
Investigating eosinophilia in patients returned from the tropics.
Hospital medicine (London, England, 62 (1).
pp. 25-28.
ISSN 1462-3935
DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2001.62.1.1500
In patients who have returned from the tropics, eosinophilia usually signifies infection with worms. This paper gives an approach to investigating these patients systematically. The key element is a good travel history leading to targeted investigations.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Infection, Developing Countries, Eosinophilia, diagnosis, etiology, Human, Parasitic Diseases, complications, diagnosis, drug therapy, Predictive Value of Tests, Travel, Tropical Medicine, methods |
| ISI | 166565100006 |