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Causes
Eosinophilia occurs as a result of other conditions, particularly allergic diseases such as asthma and hay fever . In undeveloped nations, it can be the result of common skin diseases, medicine reactions, and parasitic infections. Other causes include:
- Lung diseases, such as Loffler’s syndrome
- Vasculitis (eg, Churg-Strauss syndrome)
- Some tumors
- Liver cirrhosis
- Some antibody deficiencies
- Rare skin disease, such as dermatitis herpetiformis
- Unknown causes, labeled hypereosinophilic syndrome
Risk Factors
The following factors increase your chances of developing eosinophilia. If you have any of these risk factors, tell your doctor:
- Allergic rhinitis or hay fever
- Allergy to foods
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Vasculitis
- Prescription drug side effects
- Parasitic infection
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Asthma
- Eczema
- Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma