Table 1.
Conditions associated with marked peripheral blood eosinophilia
Infectious Diseases |
Parasitic infections primarily with helminths (see Table 2) |
Certain fungal infections (Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, Coccidiomycosis) |
Infestations – Scabies, Myiasis |
Allergic or Atopic Diseases |
Drug hypersensitivity or medication-associated eosinophilias |
Atopic diseases |
Hematologic and Neoplastic Disorders |
Hypereosinophilic syndromes (HES) including chronic eosinophilic leukemia |
Leukemia (Acute myelogenous leukemias most commonly, B cell ALL) |
Lymphomas (particularly Hodgkin’s, T- and B-cell lymphomas) |
Tumor associated |
Adenocarcinomas |
Squamous carcinomas |
Large cell lung carcinomas |
Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder |
Systemic mastocytosis |
Immunologic |
Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (HyperIgE syndrome, Omenn’s syndrome, Dock8 deficiency, IPEX, Zap70 deficiency) |
Graft-versus-host-Disease |
Endocrinologic Disorders |
Hypoadrenalism |
Other |
Irradiation |
Atheroembolic Disorders |
Sarcoidosis |