Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 155, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 309-313

Eosinophilia in Southeast Asian refugees: Evaluation at a referral center (Article)

Nutman T.B. , Ottesen E.A. , Ieng S. , Samuels J. , Kimball E. , Lutkoski M. , Zierdt W.S. , Gam A. , Neva F.A.
  • a Laboratory of Parasitology and the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States, The Holy Cross Hospital Refugee Clinic, Forest Glen Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, United States, Clinical Parasitology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
  • b Laboratory of Parasitology and the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States, The Holy Cross Hospital Refugee Clinic, Forest Glen Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, United States
  • c Laboratory of Parasitology and the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States, The Holy Cross Hospital Refugee Clinic, Forest Glen Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, United States
  • d Laboratory of Parasitology and the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States, The Holy Cross Hospital Refugee Clinic, Forest Glen Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, United States
  • e Laboratory of Parasitology and the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States, The Holy Cross Hospital Refugee Clinic, Forest Glen Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, United States
  • f Laboratory of Parasitology and the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States, The Holy Cross Hospital Refugee Clinic, Forest Glen Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, United States
  • g Laboratory of Parasitology and the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States, The Holy Cross Hospital Refugee Clinic, Forest Glen Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, United States
  • h Laboratory of Parasitology and the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States, The Holy Cross Hospital Refugee Clinic, Forest Glen Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, United States
  • i Laboratory of Parasitology and the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States, The Holy Cross Hospital Refugee Clinic, Forest Glen Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, United States

Abstract

We determined the cause of persistent eosinophilia in 128 Indochinese refugees for whom initial comprehensive routine screening had failed to yield an explanation. Intestinal parasitism with one or multiple organisms was the cause of eosinophilia in all but six of these patients. Hookworm and Strongyloides stercoralis were among the potentially pathogenic organisms most frequently implicated (55% and 38%, respectively). There was no correlation between the age or sex of the patients and the type of infecting organism. We also confirmed the usefulness of a previously described serological test for diagnosing infection with Strongyloides stercoralis and examined the test's ability to distinguish between infected and noninfected individuals and to determine parasitological cure.

Author Keywords

[No Keywords available]

Index Keywords

correlation intestine parasitosis priority journal Strongyloides stercoralis protozoon Eosinophilia trematode clinical article nematode parasite identification diagnosis parasite prevalence digestive system human human cell blood and hemopoietic system hookworm
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0023144260&doi=10.1093%2finfdis%2f155.2.309&partnerID=40&md5=de2999440a1445520f2e0064cdb89872
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/155.2.309
ISSN: 00221899
Cited by: 96
Original Language: English