The eosinophils, ordinarily about 2% of the granulocyte count (60 to 75% of the white blood cells), increase in number in the presence of allergic disorders and parasitic infestations. Also: Eosinophilia, Eosinophils

	Asthma The Condition "...is due primarily to bronchial smooth muscle contraction whereas moderate to severe sustained asthma is largely due to chronic inflammation of the bronchi with the presence of such white cells as eosinophils, neutrophils and mononuclear cells..." CBC (Complete Blood Count) Test As A Treatment "...The differential classifies a person's white blood cells into each type: neutrophils (also known as segs, PMNs, grans), lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils..." Complete Blood Count Related Topic "...A machine-generated percentage of the different types of white blood cells, usually split into granulocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils..." Eczema The Condition "...This disease may result in an increased eosinophil count..." Fluoride Toxicity The Condition "...altered vas deferens/testicular growth, decreased dental arch, dental crowding, delayed tooth eruption, diabetes insipidus, diarrhea, Down syndrome, early onset of puberty, eosinophilia, eye/ear/nose disorders, fever, gastro-intestinal disturbances, gingivitis, heart disorders, hypertension, hypoplasia, hypothyroidism/thyroid cancer, kidney dysfunction, osteosarcoma, low..." Histiocytosis X (Rare) The Condition "...of disorders (Letterer-Siwe disease, Hand-Schüller-Christian disease, eosinophilic granuloma) in which abnormal scavenger cells called histiocytes and another immune system cell type called eosinophils proliferate, especially in the bone and lung, often causing scars to form..." Roundworm Infection The Condition "...cough, wheezing) and eosinophilia due to larval migration through the lungs..." Sinusitis The Condition "...Normal controls had almost as much growth, the difference being that those patients with chronic sinusitis had eosinophils (a type of white blood cell involved in allergic and other reactions) which had become activated..." Trichinosis The Condition "...Diagnosis & Tests Common tests ... CBC (increased eosinophils)..." Related Topic "...The disease has variable clinical manifestations including diarrhea, eosinophilia, fever, myalgia and periorbital edema..." Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis) The Condition "...Diagnosis & Tests Skin tests, blood tests, and sputum cultures can be used for the diagnosis ... CBC with differential shows elevated eosinophils..."

Last updated: May 10, 2007