A CASE OF THE EOSINOPHILIA-MYALGIA SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF AN L-TRYPTOPHAN PRODUCT

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FLANNERY, MT [1 ]
WALLACH, PM [1 ]
ESPINOZA, LR [1 ]
DOHRENWEND, MP [1 ]
MOSCINSKI, LC [1 ]
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[1] UNIV S FLORIDA, COLL MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED,BOX 19, 12901 BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD, TAMPA, FL 33612 USA
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10.7326/0003-4819-112-4-300
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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A case of the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome associated with the use of an L-tryptophan product in the absence of other known causes of eosinophilia is described. Withdrawal of L-tryptophan resulted in the resolution of the eosinophilia and gradual improvement in clinical symptomatology.
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