Evaluation of eosinophilia

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Key articles

Valent P, Klion AD, Roufosse F, et al. Proposed refined diagnostic criteria and classification of eosinophil disorders and related syndromes. Allergy. 2023 Jan;78(1):47-59.Full text  Abstract

Williams KW, Milner JD, Freeman AF. Eosinophilia associated with disorders of immune deficiency or immune dysregulation. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2015 Aug;35(3):523-44. Abstract

Butt NM, Lambert J, Ali S, et al; British Society for Haematology. Guideline for the investigation and management of eosinophilia. Br J Haematol. 2017 Feb;176(4):553-72.Full text  Abstract

Khoury JD, Solary E, Abla O, et al. The 5th edition of the World Health Organization classification of haematolymphoid tumours: myeloid and histiocytic/dendritic neoplasms. Leukemia. 2022 Jul;36(7):1703-19.Full text  Abstract

Shomali W, Gotlib J. World Health Organization-defined eosinophilic disorders: 2022 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and management. Am J Hematol. 2022 Jan 1;97(1):129-48.Full text  Abstract

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