Eosinophilia
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| 288.3
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Eosinophilia is the state of having high eosinophil granulocytesin the blood. Normal ranges are between 0 and 0.5 109 per litreof blood.
Diseases that feature eosinophilia:
- Parasitic infections
- Allergic disorders
- Some drug reactions
- In cholesterol emboli
- Churg-Strauss syndrome
- Some forms of chronic myeloid leukaemia
The release of interleukin 5by T cells, mast cellsand macrophagesstimulates the production of eosinophils.
See also
- Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome
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It uses material from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eosinophilia Wikipedia article Eosinophilia.
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