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Pulmonary Eosinophilic Conundrums

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Pulmonary eosinophilic syndromes include a heterogeneous group of disorders. They have in common the presence of eosinophils in the airways and/or lung parenchyma. They may manifest peripheral eosinophilia and symptoms vary depending on what additional organs may be involved. The following cases ­highlight pulmonary eosinophilic syndromes as conundrums and emphasize a systematic approach to this heterogeneous group of disorders.

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  1. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, 4150 V Street, PSSB 3400, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA

    Rokhsara Rafii M.D., M.P.H

  2. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Nicholas J. Kenyon M.D.

  3. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Samuel Louie M.D.

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Correspondence to Rokhsara Rafii M.D., M.P.H .

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 812 Pollard Rd. Suite #5, Los Gatos, 95032, California, USA

    Massoud Mahmoudi

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Rafii, R., Kenyon, N.J., Louie, S. (2012). Pulmonary Eosinophilic Conundrums. In: Mahmoudi, M. (eds) Challenging Cases in Pulmonology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7098-5_4

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