Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia

Description

Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE) is a syndrome of wheezing, fever and eosinophilia seen predominantly in the Indian subcontinent and other tropical areas. The syndrome has been termed tropical eosinophilia, tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE), or tropical filarial pulmonary eosinophilia (TFPE). Tropical filarial pulmonary eosinophilia (TFPE) is a clinical manifestation of lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic infection caused by filarial nematodes ( roundworms) that inhabit the lymphatics and bloodstream.

Index terms

Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia

Exclusions from above levels

01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

CB02.0 – Asthmatic pulmonary eosinophilia
CB02.1 – Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonitis
CB02.Y – Other specified pulmonary eosinophilia
CB02.Z – Pulmonary eosinophilia, unspecified

Foundation entity

Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/694910970

Allowed postcoordination axes

laterality

Part of: CB02: Pulmonary eosinophilia › 12: Diseases of the respiratory system