What causes High Absolute eosinophil count?
1. Allergic disorders
- Allergic rhinitis (hay fever)
- Asthma
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
- Food allergies
- Drug allergies
- Insect stings
2. Parasitic infections
- Intestinal parasites (e.g., roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, pinworm)
- Blood parasites (e.g., malaria, filariasis, trypanosomiasis)
- Tissue parasites (e.g., schistosomiasis, trichinosis, toxocariasis)
3. Connective tissue disorders
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Scleroderma
- Polymyositis
- Dermatomyositis
4. Vasculitis
- Polyarteritis nodosa
- Wegener's granulomatosis
- Churg-Strauss syndrome
- Kawasaki disease
5. Hematologic disorders
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
- Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
- Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g., Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma)
- Eosinophilic leukemia
6. Drug reactions
- Penicillin
- Sulfa drugs
- Aspirin
- Ibuprofen
- Naproxen
- Cephalosporins
- Macrolides
7. Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES)
- A rare condition characterized by a persistently high eosinophil count (>1,500 cells/μL) for at least 6 months with no identifiable cause.
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