Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia syndrome

Also known as: TPE

Eosinophilic lung disease from filarial hypersensitivity.

Medical specialty: Infectious Disease
Subspecialty: Infectious disease / Tropical medicine
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected, male predominance; Female: affected; Children: yes
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Immune response to microfilariae.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (4)

dyspneamarked eosinophilianocturnal coughwheeze

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