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eosinophilia:
Patients with elevated eosinophil counts that do not have a known
cause for this alteration, such as a parasitic infection or
allergic disorder, were classified as having a hypereosinophilic
syndrome of unknown cause. It is now understood that some have a
leukemic basis for the eosinophil increase. Thus, some patients
with high blood eosinophil counts have eosinophilic leukemia. The
chronic form of eosinophilic leukemia is uncommon. The acute form
is rare.
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