Eosinophilia
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| ICD-10 | D72.1 |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 288.3 |
| DiseasesDB | 4328 |
| eMedicine | med/685 |
Eosinophilia is the state of having high eosinophil granulocytes in the blood. The reference range is between 0 and 0.5 x 109 eosinophils per litre of blood. Blood eosinophilias are classified in reactive (roughly, allergic) and non reactive eosinophilias
Diseases that feature eosinophilia:
- 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.
