Disseminated Eosinophilic Collagen Disease

[Disseminated eosinophilic collagen disease].

Serum Interleukin-17 Evaluation in Patients With Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease

Background: Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders or diseases (EGIDs) may result from an abnormal immune-mediated response to food antigens. Activated eosinophils release various mediators with inflammatory properties which may result in tissue and subsequently organ damage. The cytokine milieu of these patients has revealed increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, inc...

The association of eosinophilic polyarteritis, libman-sacks endocarditis, and asthma with diffuse collagen disease.

In the last decade a considerable number of papers have been written describing fatal illnesses in which the salient clinical features were asthma, eosinophilia, and heart failure. Weir (1939), Harkavy (1941), Chafee, Ross, and Gunn (1942), Miller and Daley (1946), Bergstrand (1946), Smith (1948), and Lennox (1948) have all reported such cases, the clinical course of which differed little from ...

Eosinophilic Lung Disease

Eosinophilic lung diseases represent a group of disorders in which lung infi ltrates seen on a chest radiograph, may or may not be accompanied by peripheral blood eosinophilia. The causes are varied, and range from drug ingestion, parasite or fungal infection, or else, may be idiopathic. The clinical manifestation of these disorders may be mild or severe, depending on the underlying condition. ...

Eosinophilic Lung Disease.

Eosinophils are involved in the pathogenesis of a number of lung diseases. Recent advances in eosinophil biology have now produced clinically applicable therapies that seek to counter eosinophilia in blood and lungs. This article reviews the basic biology of eosinophils and their role in mediating T-helper 2 cell responses. The current status of anticytokine therapy for eosinophilic lung diseas...