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  • Title: [Eosinophilia and dormant parasitosis].
    Author: Berthoud S.
    Journal: Schweiz Med Wochenschr; 1984 Jul 21; 114(29):1025-9. PubMed ID: 6474128.
    Abstract:
    The exotic diseases are still far from a daily preoccupation and sometimes face the physician with unusual problems. Two classical situations are reported: eosinophilia of parasitic origin, and three examples of asymptomatic parasitosis. Eosinophilia is a classical sign accompanying multicellular parasites (helminths). The rate depends on the duration of the disease, the type of parasite and the scale of the infestation. Pathological eosinophilia is usually present before diagnosis is possible; hence it is necessary to repeat laboratory examinations. Several parasitic diseases are asymptomatic and, after a long evolution, cause serious complications. Examples quoted are malaria, for which there is no absolute prophylaxis, amoebiasis, which is responsible for hepatic necrosis in patients who have never had dysentery, and schistosomiasis, which insidiously causes irreversible hepatic necrosis and ureteral stenosis. These conditions are becoming increasingly frequent in our countries and call for closer attention.
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