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What is Loffler's syndrome?
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Simple pulmonary eosinophilia, or may be due to parasitic infection
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Describe eosinohilia-myalgia syndrome.
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Eosinophilia–myalgia syndrome (EMS) is an incurable and sometimes fatal flu-like neurological condition that is believed to have been caused by ingestion of poorly produced L-tryptophan supplements. There was also an outbreak associated with rapeseed oil.
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What the diagnostic criteria for Churg-Strauss syndrome?
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The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has proposed 6 criteria for the diagnosis of Churg-Strauss syndrome.[5] The presence of 4 or more criteria yields a sensitivity of 85% and a specificity of 99.7%. These criteria include (1) asthma (wheezing, expiratory rhonchi), (2) eosinophilia of more than 10% in peripheral blood, (3) paranasal sinusitis, (4) pulmonary infiltrates (may be transient), (5) histological proof of vasculitis with extravascular eosinophils, and (6) mononeuritis multiplex or polyneuropathy.
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Describe Paget disease of bone.
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Paget disease of bone, also known as osteitis deformans, is a focal disorder of bone metabolism that is. characterized by an accelerated rate of bone remodeling, resulting in overgrowth of bone at selected sites and impaired integrity of affected bone. A nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate is recommended as first-line therapy
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