Difference between revisions of "Pulmonary Infiltration with Eosinophilia"
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| + | Also known as : '''''PIE - Eosinophillic Lung disease''''' | ||
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| + | Pulmonary Infiltration with Eosinophilia is a broad term describing inflammatory lung disease in which the predominant infiltrating cell is the eosinophil. It is thought to be an immune mediated condition where the airway abnormalities are a consequence of a reaction to an unidentified allergen. | ||
*A group of small animal diseases in which there is a predominance of eosinophils in the airways | *A group of small animal diseases in which there is a predominance of eosinophils in the airways | ||
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Also known as : PIE - Eosinophillic Lung disease
Introduction
Pulmonary Infiltration with Eosinophilia is a broad term describing inflammatory lung disease in which the predominant infiltrating cell is the eosinophil. It is thought to be an immune mediated condition where the airway abnormalities are a consequence of a reaction to an unidentified allergen.
- A group of small animal diseases in which there is a predominance of eosinophils in the airways
- Generally considered that there is underlying hypersensitivity to allergens