What is Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia?
Chronic eosinophil diseases are types of blood disorders associated with abnormally high numbers of a rare white blood cell type called eosinophils. All healthy people have eosinophils circulating in the blood stream. Typically, there are very few in the blood, but when they’re made in excess by the bone marrow, they can cause harm by traveling to various organs in the body. These eosinophils are most dangerous to the heart as they can cause scarring and heart failure. The high eosinophilic count increases for months or years in hypereosinophilic syndromes. Other presentations of eosinophilic diseases include hypersensitivity and very severe allergic reactions. The only successful treatment for these conditions thus far is steroids, which require long term use to keep symptoms at bay, however, long term steroid use can have side effects such as diabetes, thinning of the bones, and central nervous system problems.
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