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Case Reports

Filarial tropical pulmonary eosinophilia: a condition masquerading asthma, a series of 12 cases

Wonashi R. TsanglaoDepartment of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Dr.RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
, MD,
Devki NandanDepartment of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Dr.RML Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Sudha ChandeliaDepartment of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Dr.RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
, MD,
Narendra Kumar AryaDepartment of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Dr.RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
, MD &
Anu SharmaDepartment of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Dr.RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
, MD
Pages 791-798 | Received 22 Aug 2017, Accepted 14 Jun 2018, Published online: 24 Aug 2018

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