Investigating eosinophilia in patients returned from the tropics.
Gyawali, P;
Whitty, CJ;
(2001)
Investigating eosinophilia in patients returned from the tropics.
Hospital medicine (London, England, 62 (1).
pp. 25-28.
ISSN 1462-3935
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/hosp.2001.62.1.1500
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In patients who have returned from the tropics, eosinophilia usually signifies infection with worms. This paper gives an approach to investigating these patients systematically. The key element is a good travel history leading to targeted investigations.