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[[Image:Eosinophilic_colitis_--_very_high_mag.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Eosinophils in [[eosinophilic colitis]]. [[H&E stain]].]] | |||
'''Eosinophil''' is a common type of white blood cell. | '''Eosinophil''' is a common type of white blood cell. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
=== | ===Diseases with many eosinophils=== | ||
*Infection - esp. [[fungus|fungal]]. | *Infection - esp. [[fungus|fungal]]. | ||
*[[Drug reaction]]. | *[[Drug reaction]]. | ||
*[[Inflammatory fibroid polyp]]. | *[[Inflammatory fibroid polyp]]. | ||
*[[Churg-Strauss syndrome | *[[Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis]] (Churg-Strauss syndrome). | ||
*[[Asthma]]. | *[[Asthma]]. | ||
*[[Kimura disease]]. | *[[Kimura disease]]. | ||
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*[[Eosinophilic colitis]]. | *[[Eosinophilic colitis]]. | ||
*[[Eosinophilic gastritis]]. | *[[Eosinophilic gastritis]]. | ||
*[[Eosinophilic cholecystitis]]. | |||
*[[Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis]]. | *[[Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis]]. | ||
*[[Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia]] (ALHE) - skin. | *[[Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia]] (ALHE) - skin. | ||
*[[Eosinophilic fasciitis]]. | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
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*Paneth | *[[Paneth cell]]s - for intraepithelial eosinophils. | ||
**Eosinophils have smaller (~1/2) more intensely red granules. | |||
===Images=== | ===Images=== |
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