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Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Asthma Are there ... other allergic ... - Allergic rhinitis ... triggers: - Allergic ... #diagnosis #peds
Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
Bugs: - Fungus (aspergillosis ... ): - Allergic ... Rhinitis - Allergic ... Dermatitis - Asthma ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome - Chronic
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
setting (asthma ... eosinophilia) typical for Allergic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CTChest #ABPA #Allergic ... #Aspergillosis
Allergic Rhinitis
Mild to severe persistent nasal mucosal inflammation to specific allergic triggers
WHO? 
 • 1 in
Allergic Rhinitis ... inflammation to specific allergic ... Associations: • Asthma ... Sinusitis • Allergic ... NUIM_Chiefs #Allergic
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... loss, malaise • Allergic ... Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis ... Weeks) - Hx of asthma ... #differential #diagnosis
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Irritant/Exposure: Allergic ... Airway Disease: Asthma ... Ndouthit #Cough #Diagnosis ... Schema #Acute #Chronic
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Allergic Bronchopulmonary ... with underlying asthma ... WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... Aspergillus • Peripheral ... @PulmPEEPs #Allergic
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
- Differential Diagnosis ... histiocytosis • Allergic ... : Asthma, Eczema ... insufficiency, Chronic ... #Algorithm #allergy
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... infection - Atopic asthma ... family history of allergy ... Other causes #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
- Differential Diagnosis ... released during an allergic ... reaction or asthma ... Disorders: • Chronic ... ’s Disease • Asthma