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Hi Anonymous,
Eocinophilia is a detected by blood tests which shows a higher than normal eocinophils in your blood.

According to the Mayo Clinic, the causes of Eocinophilia is the following:

Eosinophilia occurs when either a large number of eosinophils are recruited to a specific site in your body or bone marrow produces too many eosinophils. This can be caused by a variety of conditions, diseases and factors, including:
Parasitic and fungal diseases
Allergies, including to medications or food
Adrenal conditions
Skin disorders
Toxins
Autoimmune diseases
Endocrine disorders
Tumors
Specific diseases and conditions that can result in blood or tissue eosinophilia include:
Ascariasis
Asthma
Atopic dermatitis (eczema)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Churg-Strauss syndrome
Crohn's disease
Drug allergy
Eosinophilic leukemia
Hay fever
Hodgkin's lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease)
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES), an extremely high eosinophil count of unknown origin
Lupus
Lymphatic filariasis (a parasitic infection)
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Other cancers
Other parasitic infections
Ovarian cancer
Primary immunodeficiency
Scarlet fever
Trichinosis (a roundworm infection)
Ulcerative colitis
Parasitic diseases and allergic reactions to medication are among the more common causes of eosinophilia. Hypereosinophilic syndrome tends to have an unknown cause or results from certain types of cancer, such as bone marrow or lymph node cancer.

Please click here for more information about the disease http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/eosinophilia/MY00399/DSECTION=when-to-see-a-doctor.

Have you been diagnosed with any of the above conditions? Usually the condition is secondary to a primary disease. Thanks for the additional information.

Sincerely, Missie

January 23, 2011 - 10:31am

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