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Case 39-2005 — A 63-Year-Old Woman with a Positive Serologic Test for Syphilis and Persistent Eosinophilia
List of authors.A 63-year-old woman from Cameroon was referred to infectious-disease specialists because of a positive serologic test for syphilis and persistent peripheral-blood eosinophilia. In addition, a routine chest radiograph had shown a dilated aorta with calcification. Stool examination disclosed parasitic infections, which were treated, but eosinophilia persisted. A diagnostic test was performed.
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