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ArticleIndian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion2016

Hypereosinophilia in a Young Patient: Occam's Razor or Hickam's Dictum?

Arjun Lakshman, Ram V Nampoothiri, Arjun Datt Law, Pankaj Malhotra, Subhash C Varma

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Article in Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, 2016. 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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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Arjun LakshmanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
Ram V NampoothiriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
Arjun Datt LawDepartment of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
Pankaj MalhotraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
Subhash C VarmaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypereosinophilia is an uncommon clinical problem encountered in hematology practice. While most of such cases are secondary or reactive, a significant fraction of cases are due to clonal myeloproliferative disorders. We report a young patient who presented with marked hypereosinophilia and was investigated extensively for its cause. Finally a common tropical infection was responsible for such marked eosinophilia fulfilling the principle of Occam's razor. The case emphasizes the need to search for treatable reactive causes even in presence of marked hypereosinophilia in a tropical country.

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GiardiasisMarked hypereosinophiliaMyeloproliferative disorderOccam’s razor

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PMCPMC4925477
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