A case of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome associated with use of an L-tryptophan product

M. T. Flannery; P. M. Wallach; L. R. Espinoza; M. P. Dohrenwend; L. C. Moscinski

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-112-4-300

A case of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome associated with use of an L-tryptophan product

M. T. Flannery, P. M. Wallach, L. R. Espinoza, M. P. Dohrenwend, L. C. Moscinski

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	300-301
Number of pages	2
Journal	Annals of internal medicine
Volume	112
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-112-4-300
State	Published - 1990
Externally published	Yes

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