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We report a case of an 18 month old child who presented with sever eosinophilic pneumonia requiring ventilation as a result of round worm infestation. This child presented with symptoms alike acute severe asthma and had high absolute eosinophil count of 9,234/cmm. A course of steroids, albendazole and diethylcarbazine were followed by rapid recovery and a decrease in eosinophil counts to 616/cmm within one month of treatment. This is the first reported case of a child with severe eosinophilic pneumonia requiring ventilation as a result of roundworm infection
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Aggarwal, B., Sharma, M. & Singh, T. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia due to round worm infestation. Indian J Pediatr 75, 296–297 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-008-0065-y
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