eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome

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eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, tryptophan-induced,

a potentially fatal disorder resulting from ingestion of tryptophan. It is characterized by a symptom complex of severe muscle pain, tenosynovitis, muscle edema, and skin rash lasting several weeks.

a sometimes fatal syndrome of severe myalgia associated with marked peripheral eosinophilia, associated with the ingestion of oral preparations of l-tryptophan; long-term sequelae include scleroderma and progressive neuropathy.

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