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Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Primary Eosinophilia ... GI, lung, skin), ... histiocytosis • Allergic ... , ABPA), Gleich ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #allergy
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia ... Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia ... coccidioidomycosis), Allergic ... (ABPA, ABPM) Medications ... sting Others: • Eosinophilic
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
asthma and serum eosinophilia ... ) typical for Allergic ... aspergillosis (ABPA ... #CXR #CTChest #ABPA ... #Allergic #Aspergillosis
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Approach to Eosinophilic ... Lung Diseases ... • Acute Eosinophilic ... loss, malaise • Allergic ... #Lung #Diseases
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... fibrosis (CF) and allergic ... aspergillosis (ABPA ... ABPA is a hypersensitivity ... structures in the right lung
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Allergic Bronchopulmonary ... Aspergillosis (ABPA ... • Peripheral eosinophilia ... @PulmPEEPs #Allergic ... Aspergillosis #ABPA
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... a.k.a. extrinsic allergic ... Bird fanciers' lung ... polyangiitis, Eosinophilic ... syndrome) • Eosinophilic
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... - Aspergillus/ABPA ... Sarcoidosis E - Eosinophilic ... pneumonitis - Allergic ... aspergillosis - Chronic eosinophilic
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic ... ILD Malignancy: Lung ... mycobacterial), Eosinophilic
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
antibiotics and avoid allergic ... Sarcoidosis • Eosinophilic ... Inflammatory carcinoma - Lung