Encyclopedia: Hypereosinophilia
Hypereosinophilia is a disease characterised by a marked increase in the eosinophil count in the bloodstream. The eosinophil count in human blood is normally 0.4 x 109/L and results from a balance between production of eosinophils and emigration through post-capillary venules . Eosinophils are only a small minority of peripheral blood leucocytes and in normal subjects, most are found in the tissues of the lung and gastro-intestinal tract . Blood...