10 results
Hypereosinophilia Syndrome (HES) - Diagnosis and Management
Definition: An absolute eosinophil count (AEC) greater than 1500 and
than 1500 and clinical ... attributable to eosinophilia ... with blood eosinophilia ... #HES #eosinophilia ... #eosinophils
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Clinically ... disorders • Diagnosis ... HES #Hematology #eosinophilia ... #eosinophils #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic ... differential (check eosinophil ... sparing of the lung ... #management #treatment
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
Related Disease Clinical ... biliary, renal, lung ... PET-CT Imaging (→ Diagnostic ... phase reactants, eosinophilia ... #management #phenotypes
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... pneumonia, Chronic eosinophilia ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... rarely present with eosinophilic ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Neutrophilia • Eosinophilia ... #management #Toxicology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... - Hepatitis, eosinophilic ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
Toxocariasis
Pathogen: Toxocara - worldwide distributed helminth 
Transmission: 
 • Dogs and cats are the major source
migrate through the lungs ... larva migrans Diagnosis ... • History + clinical ... leukocytosis and eosinophilia ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Strongyloidiasis Treatment
Asymptomatic ± eosinophilia (Very low risk):
 • Diagnostic: Serology, Stool Ova and parasites (O&P) examination
Asymptomatic ± eosinophilia ... low risk): • Diagnostic ... (Low risk): • Diagnostic ... hyperinfection syndrome ... larval shedding and clinical
Strongyloides Stercoralis
EPIDEMIOLOGY - ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHEASTERN U.S.:
 • 0-6% US Prevalence of those:
 • ~30% Asymptomatic
contact, farming CLINICAL ... , weight loss DIAGNOSIS ... specificity • Look for Eosinophilia ... HYPERINFECTION SYNDROME ... #management #parasites