Post‐epidemic eosinophilia–myalgia syndrome associated with L‐tryptophan
Allen JA, Peterson A, Sufit R, Hinchcliff ME, Mahoney JM, Wood TA, Miller FW, Whitfield ML, Varga J. Post‐epidemic eosinophilia–myalgia syndrome associated with L‐tryptophan. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2011, 63: 3633-3639. PMID: 21702023, PMCID: PMC3848710, DOI: 10.1002/art.30514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEosinophilia-myalgia syndromeL-tryptophan-associated eosinophilia-myalgia syndromeNew casesL-tryptophanGrowth factor βChronic neuropathyPeripheral eosinophiliaSubacute onsetLesional skinSkin indurationImmunogenetic featuresInterleukin-4Drug AdministrationFDA banFactor βSyndromeMyalgiaEosinophiliaNeuropathyHistopathologicIndurationIncidenceAdministration