Table 1.
Summary of the Patient Characteristics.
Patient | Age, y | Sex | Dietary Habits | Symptoms | WBC, /μL (%Eo) | IgE, IU/mL | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 54 | M | raw slices of chicken and wild boar meat | none | 7,600 (29%) | 3,571 | |
2 | 57 | M | raw slices of chicken liver, and turkey | none | 6,100 (12%) | 832 | solitary nodule in brain eosinophils in CSF |
3 | 26 | M | raw slices of wild boar meat and venison | none | 7,200 (11%) | 926 | |
4 | 65 | M | freshwater crab raw organic vegetables | none | 8,800 (45%) | 24,733 | multiple nodules in liver |
5 | 52 | M | raw organic vegetables | fever fatigue | 8,900 (5%) | 1,401 | eosinophils in BALF: 26% |
6 | 44 | M | raw slices of chicken and wild boar meat | none | 7,000 (28%) | 1,346 | |
7 | 72 | M | raw slices of chicken, turkey, wild boar, and venison freshwater crab raw organic vegetables | mild cough | 14,500 (50%) | 633 | eosinophils in BALF: 40% multiple nodules in liver cultivated using pig manure |
WBC: white blood cell, Eo: eosinophils, BALF: bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, CSF: cerebrospinal fluid