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'''Eosinophil''' is a common type of white blood cell. | '''Eosinophil''' is a common type of white blood cell. | ||
== | ==General== | ||
===Disease with many eosinophils=== | |||
==Disease with many eosinophils== | |||
*Infection - esp. [[fungus|fungal]]. | *Infection - esp. [[fungus|fungal]]. | ||
*[[Drug reaction]]. | *[[Drug reaction]]. | ||
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*[[Kimura disease]]. | *[[Kimura disease]]. | ||
*[[Asthma]]. | *[[Asthma]]. | ||
*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]]. | |||
===Site specific=== | ====Site specific==== | ||
*[[Eosinophilic esophagitis]]. | *[[Eosinophilic esophagitis]]. | ||
*[[Eosinophilic colitis]]. | *[[Eosinophilic colitis]]. | ||
*[[Eosinophilic gastritis]]. | |||
*[[Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis]]. | *[[Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis]]. | ||
*[[Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia]] (ALHE) - skin. | *[[Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia]] (ALHE) - skin. | ||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Bilobed nucleus. | |||
*Granular eosinophilic cytoplasm. | |||
DDx: | |||
*Paneth cells. | |||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Eosinophilic colitis - alt -- very high mag.jpg | Eosinophils in [[esoinophilic colitis]]. (WC) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||