Eosinophilia

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ICD9 = | ICDO = | Image = | Caption = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = med | eMedicineTopic = 685 | DiseasesDB = 4328 |Eosinophilia is the state of having a high concentration of eosinophils (eosinophil granulocytes) in the blood. The normal concentration is between 0 and 0.5 x 109 eosinophils per litre of blood. Eosinophilia can be reactive (roughly, allergic) or non reactive.
  • Diagnostic procedure and investigations for blood eosinophilia
    • Diseases that feature eosinophilia:
  • Hypereosinophilic syndrome
  • Parasitic infections
  • Allergic disorders
  • Some drug reactions
  • In cholesterol emboli
  • Churg-Strauss syndrome
  • Some forms of chronic myeloid leukaemia
  • Hodgkin's Disease
  • Addison's disease
    • The release of interleukin 5 by T cells, mast cells and macrophages stimulates the production of eosinophils.

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