Eosinophilia

A marked accumulation of eosinophils occurs in several important disorders, such as allergic diseases, parasitic infections, and cancer. 1 The level of eosinophils in the body is normally tightly regulated. In normal subjects, eosinophils account for only a small minority of peripheral-blood leukocy...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 338; no. 22; pp. 1592 - 1600
Main Author Rothenberg, Marc E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 28.05.1998
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Bone marrow
Cancer
Chemotaxis, Leukocyte - drug effects
Disease
Eosinophilia - drug therapy
Eosinophilia - etiology
Eosinophilia - physiopathology
Eosinophils - physiology
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Humans
Infections
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Other diseases. Hematologic involvement in other diseases
Parasites
Human
Etiopathogenesis
Risk factor
Interference
Hemopathy
Clinical investigation
Pharmacology
Eosinophilia
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:A marked accumulation of eosinophils occurs in several important disorders, such as allergic diseases, parasitic infections, and cancer. 1 The level of eosinophils in the body is normally tightly regulated. In normal subjects, eosinophils account for only a small minority of peripheral-blood leukocytes, and their presence in tissues is primarily limited to the gastrointestinal mucosa. 2 In certain disease states, however, eosinophils can selectively accumulate in the peripheral blood or any tissue in the body. Any perturbation that results in eosinophilia, defined here as an abnormal accumulation of eosinophils in blood or tissue, can have profound clinical effects. Eosinophilia may be harmful, . . .
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-3
content type line 23
ObjectType-Review-1
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM199805283382206