Table 1.

Causes of secondary eosinophilia.*

*lists are not exhaustive 
Allergic disorders
  • asthma and/or atopic disease (rare)

  • allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

 
Drug hypersensitivity reactions 
Infectious diseases
  • helminth infection

  • ectoparasite infestations (scabies, myiasis)

  • protozoal infection (rarely in isosporiasis and sarcocystis)

  • fungal infection (especially coccidiomycosis)

  • human immunodeficiency virus infection

 
Neoplasms
  • leukemia

  • lymphoma

  • adenocarcinoma

 
Hypoadrenalism 
Diseases associated with immunodysregulation
  • sarcoid

  • inflammatory bowel disease

  • connective tissue disorders

 
Other 
  • cholesterol embolization

  • radiation exposure

 
*lists are not exhaustive 
Allergic disorders
  • asthma and/or atopic disease (rare)

  • allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

 
Drug hypersensitivity reactions 
Infectious diseases
  • helminth infection

  • ectoparasite infestations (scabies, myiasis)

  • protozoal infection (rarely in isosporiasis and sarcocystis)

  • fungal infection (especially coccidiomycosis)

  • human immunodeficiency virus infection

 
Neoplasms
  • leukemia

  • lymphoma

  • adenocarcinoma

 
Hypoadrenalism 
Diseases associated with immunodysregulation
  • sarcoid

  • inflammatory bowel disease

  • connective tissue disorders

 
Other 
  • cholesterol embolization

  • radiation exposure

 

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