TROPICAL FILARIAL PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA (TFPE) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EGYPT: A MINI-REVIEW | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Volume 52, Issue 3, December 2022, Pages 403-412 PDF (737.92 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2022.278058 | ||
| Authors | ||
| AHMAD MEGAHED AHMAD SALEH1; NAEMA MAHMOUD MOHAMMAD2; SUZAN ATTIA EL-SHAHAT2; TOSSON A. MORSY3 | ||
| 1Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Delta University | ||
| 2Military Medical Academy Cairo, 11291 | ||
| 3Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Tropical filarial pulmonary eosinophilia (TFPE) is a clinical lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) manifestation caused by parasitic nematodes inhabiting the lymphatic and bloodstream. TFPE is an immune hyper-responsiveness to microfilariae that become lungs trapped in filariasis endemic tropical area especially among young adults, and four to seven times more common in males than in females. Clinical manifestations usually start gradual. Symptoms include a dry, hacking, non-productive cough frequently paroxysmal and nocturnal, Asthma-like attacks associated with breathlessness and wheezing. Other symptoms include weight loss, fatigue, and malaise. But, dyspnea on exertion is relatively uncommon. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Lymphatic filariasis; Epidemiology; Vector; Pathogenicity; Treatment; Nursing role | ||
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