The following medical illnesses are linked to basophilia:
Polycythemia vera: a blood disorder which increases the count of red blood cells
Acute myeloid leukaemia: a type of blood cancer
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): chronic illness which hampers the intestinal functioning
Crohn’s disease: a kind of IBD
Autoimmune diseases: includes multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, which attacks the body instead of specific targets
Myelofibrosis: a rare form of chronic leukaemia
Chronic myelogenous leukaemia: a kind of blood cancer that impacts the bone marrow
Hypothyroidism: lack of thyroid hormone release