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. 2022 Mar 21;3:42–53. doi: 10.1016/j.crimmu.2022.03.002

Table 2.

Differential diagnosis of peripheral eosinophilia.

CLASS CONDITIONS
INFECTIONS
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    Parasitic (helminths, ectoparasites, Strongyloides, Toxocara Canis, etc)
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    Virus (HIV, HTLV)

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    Fungal (coccidiomycosis)

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    Bacterial (Tuberculosis)

DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY
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    Antibiotics (penicillins, cephalosporins, quinolones, sulfonamides)
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    NSAIDs

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    Antiepileptics (valproate, phenytoin)

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    Antidepressants (fluoxetine, amitriptyline)

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    Antihypertensives (ACE inhibitors, B-blockers)

HEMATOLOGIC/NEOPLASTIC DISORDERS
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    Systemic mastocytosis
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    Solid tumors (adenocarcinoma, squamous cells carcinomas, etc)

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    Hematologic malignancy (chronic myeloid leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma)

IMMUNE DYSREGULATIONS
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    Hyper-IgE-syndrome
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    Kimura disease

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    Sarcodosis

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    Inflammatory bowel diseases

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    IgG4-related disease

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    Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome

COMMON ALLERGIC DISORDERS
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    Allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis, etc.
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    Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

OTHERS