The Role of Empirical Albendazole Treatment in Idiopathic Hypereosinophilia - A Case Series
Hypereosinophilia is usually defined as a blood eosinophil count >1500/μL. A broad variety of conditions are associated with hypereosinophilia. The present report describes three cases of hypereosinophilia, in which a thorough history, physical examination, laboratory and imaging investigations w...
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| description | Hypereosinophilia is usually defined as a blood eosinophil count >1500/μL. A broad variety of conditions are associated with hypereosinophilia. The present report describes three cases of hypereosinophilia, in which a thorough history, physical examination, laboratory and imaging investigations were unable to detect any abnormalities. Albendazole was empirically administered in all three cases, with complete normalization of eosinophil counts thereafter. Empirical treatment with albendazole for patients presenting with hypereosinophilia should be strongly considered. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-86d383080d794d37a297f6fd01b8ad2c2025-02-03T05:51:14ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322015-01-0126632332410.1155/2015/531675The Role of Empirical Albendazole Treatment in Idiopathic Hypereosinophilia - A Case SeriesEleonora Vaisben0Ronen Brand1Anas Kadakh2Faris Nassar3Department of Internal Medicine “E”, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, IsraelDepartment of Family Medicine, Clalit Health Services, Haifa and Western Galilee district, Rapaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, IsraelDepartment of Internal Medicine “E”, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, IsraelDepartment of Internal Medicine “E”, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, IsraelHypereosinophilia is usually defined as a blood eosinophil count >1500/μL. A broad variety of conditions are associated with hypereosinophilia. The present report describes three cases of hypereosinophilia, in which a thorough history, physical examination, laboratory and imaging investigations were unable to detect any abnormalities. Albendazole was empirically administered in all three cases, with complete normalization of eosinophil counts thereafter. Empirical treatment with albendazole for patients presenting with hypereosinophilia should be strongly considered.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/531675 |
| spellingShingle | Eleonora Vaisben Ronen Brand Anas Kadakh Faris Nassar The Role of Empirical Albendazole Treatment in Idiopathic Hypereosinophilia - A Case Series Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | The Role of Empirical Albendazole Treatment in Idiopathic Hypereosinophilia - A Case Series |
| title_full | The Role of Empirical Albendazole Treatment in Idiopathic Hypereosinophilia - A Case Series |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Empirical Albendazole Treatment in Idiopathic Hypereosinophilia - A Case Series |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Empirical Albendazole Treatment in Idiopathic Hypereosinophilia - A Case Series |
| title_short | The Role of Empirical Albendazole Treatment in Idiopathic Hypereosinophilia - A Case Series |
| title_sort | role of empirical albendazole treatment in idiopathic hypereosinophilia a case series |
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