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drugs causing eosinophilia
Etiology:
1) salicylates
a) aminosalicylic acid
b) aspirin
2) non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
a) ibuprofen
b) naproxen
c) sulindac
3) iodinated contrast
4) chlorpropamide
5) chlorpromazine
6) antibiotics
a) erythromycin estolate
b) ampicillin
c) penicillin
d) minocycline
e) nitrofurantoin
f) inhaled pentamidine
g) tetracycline
h) sulfonamides
i) isoniazid
7) antidepressants
a) imipramine (Tofranil)
b) desipramine
8) antineoplastic agents
a) methotrexate
b) tamoxifen
c) bleomycin
9) procarbazine
10) phenytoin
11) carbamazepine (Tegretol)
12) sulfasalazine
13) cromolyn
14) clofibrate
15) methylphenidate (Ritalin)
16) dantrolene
17) interleukin-2
18) L-tryptophan ?
19) others
References
- Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed.
Companion Handbook, Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill
Inc. NY, 1995, pg 829-39
- Internal Medicine, Stein et al (eds), Little Brown & Co, Boston
1983, pg 1137
- Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed)
Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 755, 761