TROPICAL PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA (WEINGART ENS-SYNDROME) CASE-REPORT

A 29 year old Sri Lanka man in France since 6 months, was hospitalized for an asthmatic dyspnea with a miliary radiologic aspect and a great number of eosinophilia in blood and broncho-alveolar lavage. Parasito logic exams were no contributive but a strong positive antifilariasis antibody allowed us to diagnose Weingarten's syndrome. Ivermectine lea ded to clinic and radiologic improvment and disappearance of eosinophi ls within 2 months. We reviewed medical literature on tropical pulmona ry eosinophilia. This entity must be known, on account of frequent tra vels and immigration from South East Asia, to treat this disease and a void chronic respiratory insufficiency.