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The aim of the current study was to explore the utility of peak absolute eosinophil count (AEC) and serum IgE in distinguishing parasitic from non-parasitic causes of marked eosinophilia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients with peak AEC \u2265500\/\u00b5L enrolled on National Institutes of Health protocols for suspected parasitic disease or eosinophilia between 1 January 1974 and 30 July 2024 were included in this retrospective chart review. Archived sera were retested with species-specific serologies to clarify parasitic diagnoses when indicated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 1025 patients (907 adults; 118 children) were included, of which 360 were diagnosed with a parasitic infection. Median peak AEC was significantly lower in adults and children with parasitic infections compared to those with non-parasitic diagnoses; only 2 patients with parasitic infections (both children with visceral larva migrans) had an AEC &amp;gt;30 000\/\u00b5L. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis identified an AEC cutoff of 28 680\/\u00b5L in adults and 59 529\u2005cells\/\u00b5L in children for exclusion of parasitic infection with near 100% specificity. In adults, parasitic diagnoses decreased and malignancy-associated eosinophilia increased with rising AEC (\u03c72_trend = 84.69, P &amp;lt; .0001). Serum IgE levels were highly variable across all diagnoses and therefore lack clinical relevance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Most parasitic infections are associated with mild or moderate eosinophilia. 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