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| **'''Feline hypereosinophilic syndrome''' is a rare cause of eosinophilia that is associated with infiltration of various organs, particularly the liver and spleen, by eosinophils. | | **'''Feline hypereosinophilic syndrome''' is a rare cause of eosinophilia that is associated with infiltration of various organs, particularly the liver and spleen, by eosinophils. |
| **'''[[Enteritis, Eosinophilic|Eosinophilic enteritis]]''' is a form of infiltrative enteritis which may be focal or diffuse. The latter form of disease is especially common in German shepherd dogs as an idiopathic complex that may be accompanied by blood eosinophilia. The focal form may be associated with intestinal parasite infection. '''Multisystemic Eosinophilic Enteritis and Dermatitis (MEED)''', a rare form of equine [[Inflammatory Bowel Disease|inflammatory bowel disease]] may also be associated with blood eosinophilia. | | **'''[[Enteritis, Eosinophilic|Eosinophilic enteritis]]''' is a form of infiltrative enteritis which may be focal or diffuse. The latter form of disease is especially common in German shepherd dogs as an idiopathic complex that may be accompanied by blood eosinophilia. The focal form may be associated with intestinal parasite infection. '''Multisystemic Eosinophilic Enteritis and Dermatitis (MEED)''', a rare form of equine [[Inflammatory Bowel Disease|inflammatory bowel disease]] may also be associated with blood eosinophilia. |
− | **'''[[Feline Asthma Syndrome|Feline asthma syndrome]]''', canine '''[[Pulmonary Infiltration with Eosinophils|pulmonary infiltration with eosinophils (PIE)]]''' and equine '''eosinophilic pulmonary granulomas''' may all be associated with blood eosinophilia. | + | **'''[[Feline Asthma Syndrome|Feline asthma syndrome]]''', canine '''[[Pulmonary Infiltration with Eosinophilia|pulmonary infiltration with eosinophils (PIE)]]''' and equine '''eosinophilic pulmonary granulomas''' may all be associated with blood eosinophilia. |
| *Parasite Infection - Both endo- and ecto-parasite infections may result in blood eosinophilia, in particular: | | *Parasite Infection - Both endo- and ecto-parasite infections may result in blood eosinophilia, in particular: |
| **''[[Aelurostrongylus abstrusus]]'', the feline lungworm. | | **''[[Aelurostrongylus abstrusus]]'', the feline lungworm. |
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| **'''German shepherd dogs''' are particularly prone to the development of eosinophilia and this may or may not be related to the presence of concurrent enteritis. | | **'''German shepherd dogs''' are particularly prone to the development of eosinophilia and this may or may not be related to the presence of concurrent enteritis. |
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