Table 5. Diagnosis of eosinophilia with abdominal pain.
Recommended screening program | Special features |
3 × stool test for worm eggs, | If results negative: |
1 × Baermann stool test for | refer to specialist in tropical medicine |
Strongyloides stercoralis larvae | |
Strongyloides, Fasciola, Toxocara antibodies in serum | |
Anisakis antibodies in serum (with corresponding alimentary history; see table 1) | |
ECG, chest X-ray, abdominal sonography |