eosinophilia

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English - Turkish
eozinofili
(Tıp) Kanda eozinofil lökositlerin çoğalması, eozinofili
English - English
The condition of having a high concentration of eosinophils (eosinophil granulocytes) in the blood
a symptom of allergic states; increased eosinophils in the blood
an increase in eosinophils in the circulating blood, part of the immune response to parasite infections
Elevated eosinophil count in the circulating blood Commonly associated with chronic parasite infections
increased numbers of eosinophils in the blood characteristic of allergic reactions
increase in white blood cells
Patients with elevated eosinophil counts that do not have a known cause for this alteration, such as a parasitic infection or allergic disorder, were classified as having a hypereosinophilic syndrome of unknown cause It is now understood that some have a leukemic basis for the eosinophil increase Thus, some patients with high blood eosinophil counts have eosinophilic leukemia The chronic form of eosinophilic leukemia is uncommon The acute form is rare