The Functions of Eosinophils
Authors: DAVID A. BASS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1979)

Editorial Notes1 July 1979The Functions of EosinophilsDAVID A. BASS, M.D., D.PHIL.DAVID A. BASS, M.D., D.PHIL.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-91-1-120 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptEosinophil leukocytes appear to participate in a bewildering array of disease processes that includes allergies, metazoan parasitic infestations, some neoplasms, a few vasculitides, and certain skin diseases. Eosinophilia generally occurs in the setting of repeated or persistent tissue inflammatory responses combined with a hypersensitivity reaction, usually involving immediate (reaginic) or delayed (granulomatous) hypersensitivity but often demonstrating combinations of all possible immune mechanisms. 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