Haematology

Question 1

Name 5 conditions that can cause eosinophilia (high)

Answer 1

1) asthma and allergic disorders

2) parasitic infections - especially schistosomiasis,
3) Addison’s disease
4) skin disease - pemphigus, urticaria, eczema, dermatitis herpetiformis, erythema multiforme
5) malignancy:

-Hodgkin’s disease
-carcinoma
haematological malignancies:
-chronic myeloid leukaemia other myeloproliferative syndromes