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ArticlePediatric reports2012

Successful use of antihistamines in severe hypereosinophilia.

Stefano Vallero, Anna Mondino, Loredana Farinasso, Giulia Ansaldi, Mirella Davitto, Ugo Ramenghi

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Article in Pediatric reports, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stefano ValleroHematology Unit, Pediatric Department, Children's Hospital Regina Margherita , Turin, Italy.
Anna MondinoHematology Unit, Pediatric Department, Children's Hospital Regina Margherita , Turin, Italy.
Loredana FarinassoHematology Unit, Pediatric Department, Children's Hospital Regina Margherita , Turin, Italy.
Giulia AnsaldiHematology Unit, Pediatric Department, Children's Hospital Regina Margherita , Turin, Italy.
Mirella DavittoHematology Unit, Pediatric Department, Children's Hospital Regina Margherita , Turin, Italy.
Ugo RamenghiHematology Unit, Pediatric Department, Children's Hospital Regina Margherita , Turin, Italy.
Boston Children's Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eosinophilia is common in childhood, and in most cases it is mild and of limited clinical relevance, being often secondary to allergy or infections. In rare cases, eosinophilia may be idiopathic or related to neoplastic aetiology. When severe and protracted, it can cause potentially irreversible organ or system damage, whose prevention is the first priority in the clinical management of hypereosinophilia. We describe the case of a patient with very severe eosinophilia, in whom antihistamines proved to be effective and safe in contributing to the eosinophil count normalization, thus avoiding the use of steroids until the hypothesis of an underlying neoplastic disorder was reasonably excluded.

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allergyantihistaminescorticosteroidshypereosinophilia

Identifiers

PMID25396031
PMCPMC4227313
OpenAlexW2137005465

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