Natural history of severe eosinophilia with uncertain aetiology and proposals on a practical approach to its management

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 928-933

  Ang, A L ^a   Wong, R X ^b   Zhuang, Q Y ^b   Linn, Y C ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Eosinophilia; Hypereosinophilia; Idiopathic; Unknown

Indexed keywords

MEBENDAZOLE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; IDIOPATHIC HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REACTIVE EOSINOPHILIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865380026     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02648.x     Document Type: Article

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