Abstract
A patient is described who has had a marked eosinophilia of unknown cause for 9 years in association with episodic facial swelling. Weekly blood counts for 8 months showed cyclical variations in eosinophils, neutrophils and monocytes (mean cycle length 35 d). Marrow culture studies showed fluctuation in the incidence of granulocyte-macrophage colonies (GM-CFC), and the proportion of eosinophil colonies was higher than the values reported for normals. The blood lymphocyte T4/T8 ratio was reversed, due to an increase of T8+ cells. It is suggested that this condition is a rare form of periodic haemopoiesis.Citation
Cyclical eosinophilia: a manifestation of periodic haemopoiesis? 1985, 61 (1):65-70 Br J HaematolJournal
British Journal of HaematologyDOI
10.1111/j.1365-2141.1985.tb04061.xPubMed ID
4052333Type
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enISSN
0007-1048ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/j.1365-2141.1985.tb04061.x
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