本病最早由Wcingarten在印度发现并予以报道,其后相继在非洲、南美洲和南太平洋各国有一系列的报道,我国南方也有发现。属于嗜酸粒细胞肺浸润的一个亚型,以咳嗽、胸闷、喘息和血嗜酸性粒细胞增多为特点,两肺有小片状阴影,主要发生于热带和亚热带国家,故名热带嗜酸性粒细胞增多症。 The disease was first discovered and reported by Wcingarten in India, followed by a series of reports successively in Africa, South America and the South Pacific countries, as well as in southern China. Is a subtype of eosinophilic pulmonary infiltrates characterized by coughing, chest tightness, wheezing, and blood eosinophilia with small patches of shades in both lungs that occur primarily in tropical and subtropical countries, hence the name Tropical Eosinophils Cytopenia.