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Eosinophilic Disorders
Also called: Eosinophilia
Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell. They contain particles filled with chemicals that fight off infections and play a role in your body’s immune response. Normally your blood doesn’t have a large number of eosinophils. Your body may produce more of them in response to allergic disorders, inflammation of the skin, and parasitic infections. They can also increase in response to some infections or to some bone marrow disorders. In some conditions, the eosinophils can move outside the bloodstream and into organs and tissues. Treatment of the problem depends on the cause.
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- Eosinophilic Disorders(Merck & Co., Inc.)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
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Upper Endoscopy
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Upper Endoscopy
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Specific Conditions
- About Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EE)(American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders)
- About Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders (EGID)(American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders)
- Churg Strauss Syndrome(American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders)
- Churg-Strauss Syndrome(Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)
- Eosinophilic Fasciitis(Merck & Co., Inc.)
- Eosinophilic Pneumonia(Merck & Co., Inc.)
- Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (HES)(American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders)
- Hypereosinophilic Syndrome and Churg-Straus Syndrome(American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders)
- Leukemia--Eosinophilic(American Society of Clinical Oncology)
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Churg-Strauss Syndrome(National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Eosinophilia(National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hypereosinophilic Syndrome(National Institutes of Health)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Imatinib: new indication. New indications, but not robust evidence.
- Article: Involvement of regulatory T cells in the pathogenesis of Churg-Strauss...
- Article: Mechanism for the decrease in the FIP1L1-PDGFRalpha protein level in...
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Eosinophilic Disorders Glossary(American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders)
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Directories
- Locate a Pediatric Gastroenterologist(North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
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Organizations
- American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition(North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
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Children
- About Eosinophilic Disorders(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis(North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition) - Links to PDF
- Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis(Children's Hospital Boston)
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