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Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia in a patient undergoing open heart surgery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18285744     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 35 years old male living in Jamalpur district of Bangladesh working as a shopkeeper presented with dyspnea, fatigue, occasional fever and cough for two years. He did not give any history of hemoptysis or weight loss. He was smoker and non-alcoholic. He had a soft systolic murmur over pulmonary area and wide fixed splitting of the second heart sound. An Atrial septal defect (ASD) was detected by echocardiography. The patient had high circulating eosinophil count and Complement Fixation Test for filarial antibody revealed positive result. Moreover the patient's response to drug Diethylcarbamazime indicated suspected tropical pulmonary eosinophilia with Atrial Septal Defect.
Authors:
T Shirin; N Hosain; H Rasheed; R Sarker; R Hassan; Aw Chowdhury; Rs Mahmud
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Mymensingh medical journal : MMJ     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1022-4742     ISO Abbreviation:  Mymensingh Med J     Publication Date:  2008 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-02-20     Completed Date:  2008-10-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9601799     Medline TA:  Mymensingh Med J     Country:  Bangladesh    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  98-101     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Clinical Immunology, NIKDU, Dhaka, Bangladesh. drshirin68@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / complications*,  diagnosis,  surgery*
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Eosinophilia / complications*,  diagnosis,  surgery

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