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Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
cough, SOB • Chronic ... 45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... /allergies; Cough ... Weeks) - Hx of asthma ... , CF; Chronic cough
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
the Child with Chronic ... Asthma Are there ... - Stress #Chronic ... #Asthma #Assessment ... #diagnosis #peds
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
Transient early wheezing ... infection - Atopic asthma ... — recurrent wheezing ... family history of allergy ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Allergic Rhinitis
Mild to severe persistent nasal mucosal inflammation to specific allergic triggers
WHO? 
 • 1 in
Allergic Rhinitis ... Intermittent/Seasonal • Chronic ... Associations: • Asthma ... Sinusitis • Allergic ... Clinical Features • Sneezing
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing ... Beta-Agonist: • Asthma ... Structural Anomaly #Wheezing ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Causes of Chronic ... Immunodeficiency • Chronic ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... /URTl: • Asthma ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
Glucocorticoids Pugs (Allergies ... ): - Allergic ... Rhinitis - Allergic ... Dermatitis - Asthma ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome - Chronic
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic ... Airway Disease: Asthma ... 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 ... • Wheezing • Increased ... Aspergillus • Peripheral ... @PulmPEEPs #Allergic
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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