Helminthosis and eosinophilia in Spain (1990–2015)
| Autor: | Cristina Carranza-Rodríguez, Isabel Fuentes-Corripio, Miriam Escamilla-González, Teresa Gárate-Ormaechea, María-Jesús Perteguer-Prieto, José Luis Pérez-Arellano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Helminth infections business.industry 030231 tropical medicine Population respiratory system Eosinophil medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Infected patient Parasitic disease parasitic diseases Immunology medicine Helminths Eosinophilia Abnormal Finding 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom business education |
| Zdroj: | Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica (English ed.). 36:120-136 |
| ISSN: | 2529-993X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.eimce.2015.11.002 |
| Popis: | The finding of blood eosinophilia in a patient is a relatively frequent reason to refer him/her to a Clinical Department of Infectious Diseases. The doctor usually intends to rule out a parasitic disease in the autochthonous population, travelers or immigrants. It is uncommon for an eosinophilia to be produced by protozoa infection, whereas helminth parasites are more frequently associated with an increase of eosinophil counts in the infected patient. Eosinophilia can be the only abnormal finding, or it could be part of more complex clinical manifestations suffered by the patient. Furthermore, many, but not all, helminth infections are associated with eosinophilia, and the eosinophil level (low, high) differs according to parasite stages, helminth species, and worm co-infections. The purpose of the present article is to carry out a systematic review of cases and case series on helminth infections and eosinophilia reported in Spain from 1990 to 2015, making a distinction between autochthonous and imported (immigrants and travelers) cases, and studying their relationship with immunodepression situations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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