Publications

tropical pulmonary eosinophilia: a case series in a setting of nonendemicity.

tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (tpe) is a rare but serious manifestation of infection with the lymphatic filarial parasites wuchereria bancrofti and brugia malayi. although endemicity is limited to the tropical and subtropical regions of africa, south america, and asia, immigration and travel practices have led to the diagnosis of tpe in areas of nonendemicity.