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Excessive eosinophilia as paraneoplastic syndrome in a patient with non-small-cell lung carcinoma : a case report and review of the literature
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Abstract
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Hypereosinophilia is a phenomenon which is associated with a broad variety of allergic, infectious, paraneoplastic and systemic diseases. Depending on the aetiology, these disorders differ in severity from self-limiting to life-threatening. Although it is well known that hypereosinophilia can occur in association with a solid tumour, exact numbers of incidence are lacking. We describe a patient with respiratory insufficiency and an elevated level of eosinophils in the peripheral blood. A diagnostic work-up revealed the presence of a disseminated non-small-cell carcinoma of the lung; an association not frequently described. |
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Language
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English
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Acta clinica Belgica. - Leuven, 1946 - 1997
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Publication
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Ghent
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Acta clinica belgica
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2011
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ISSN
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0001-5512
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DOI
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10.2143/ACB.66.4.2062571
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66
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(2011)
, p. 293-297
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ISI
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000295022700008
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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