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  2. Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome - Wikipedia

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    It is characterized by recurrent "cold" staphylococcal infections (due to impaired recruitment of neutrophils), [2] unusual eczema-like skin rashes, severe lung infections that result in pneumatoceles (balloon-like lesions that may be filled with air or pus or scar tissue) and very high (> 2000 IU/mL or 4800 mcg/L) [3] concentrations of the serum antibody IgE.

  3. Immunoglobulin E - Wikipedia

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    The IgE isotype has co-evolved with basophils and mast cells in the defence against parasites like helminths (like Schistosoma) but may be also effective in bacterial infections. [18] Epidemiological research shows that IgE level is increased when infected by Schistosoma mansoni, [19] Necator americanus, [20] and nematodes [21] in humans. It is ...

  4. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis - Wikipedia

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    Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG or EGE), also known as eosinophilic enteritis, [1] is a rare and heterogeneous condition characterized by patchy or diffuse eosinophilic infiltration of gastrointestinal (GI) tissue, first described by Kaijser in 1937.

  5. Eosinophilia - Wikipedia

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    Eosinophilia is a condition in which the eosinophil count in the peripheral blood exceeds 5 × 10 8 /L (500/μL). [1] Hypereosinophilia is an elevation in an individual's circulating blood eosinophil count above 1.5 × 10 9 /L (i.e. 1,500/μL).

  6. DOCK8 deficiency - Wikipedia

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    DOCK8 deficiency, also called DOCK8 immunodeficiency syndrome, is the autosomal recessive form of hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome, a genetic disorder characterized by elevated immunoglobulin E levels, eosinophilia, and recurrent infections with staphylococcus and viruses. It is caused by a mutation in the DOCK8 gene.

  7. Autoimmune urticaria - Wikipedia

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    The differential diagnosis for autoimmune urticaria includes other conditions that can cause hives or similar skin reactions. [32] These can include allergic reactions, other types of urticaria such as physical urticaria (triggered by physical stimuli such as pressure, cold, or heat), and conditions such as mastocytosis and mast cell activation ...

  8. Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia - Wikipedia

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    an elevated serum IgE levels (> 1000 kU/L); increased titers of antifilarial antibodies; peripheral blood negative for microfilariae; and; a clinical response to diethylcarbamazine. High antifilarial IgG titers to microfilariae often result in cross reactivity with other nonfilarial helminth antigens, [11] [12] such as Strongyloides and ...

  9. Eosinophilic pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Laboratory tests typical of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia include increased levels of eosinophils in the blood, a high erythrocyte sedimentation rate, iron deficiency anemia, and increased platelets. A chest X-ray can show abnormalities anywhere, but the most specific finding is increased shadow in the periphery of the lungs, away from the heart.