What is eosinophilic leukemia?
Eosinophilic leukemia is a wide category of diseases including abnormally the concentration of eosinophils in the body. Eosinophils are a type of white blood cells that fight parasites and allergic reactions. There are two forms of eosinophilic leukemia: acute and chronic. Acute eosinophilic leukemia (AEL) is a form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), while chronic eosinophilic leukemia (cell), also known as hypereosinophilic syndrome, is a condition where they grow from control in the body.
The diagnosis of eosinophilic leukemia is confirmed by three factors. The indicators of this disease include high levels of eosinophils that remain increased for a period of time, the absence of allergic or parasitic reasons for increased levels and problems with organ function due to these high levels. Patients experiencing these conditions will need further medical tests to see if they have eosinophilic leukemia.
The next step towards diagnosis is bone marrbiopsy and aspiration. Biopsy is used to remove small amountsNo tissues, while aspiration removes the fluid sample from the inner bone marrow. The pathologist examines the samples to make a positive diagnosis. When bone marrow contains high levels of eosinophils, the most common type of leukemia is a cell, but a large number of immature cells, called explosions, in the sample, suggests that the condition is more acute than chronic.
Chronic form of eosinophilic leukemia, cells, develops when it is in body tissues such as bone marrow or in the blood itself, a high number of eosinophils. It is possible to have too many of these cells without cancer. This condition is more common than AEL and is known as secondary eosinophilia. Individuals with cells can remain healthy for years or could develop acute leukemia rapidly. The disease can be managed long with medicine, Gleevac®.
Acute eosinophilic leukemia is rare and evolves when eosinophilic cells override and make up 50 to 80 percentEna. These cells usually do not appear in peripheral blood. This means that the diagnosis is made by exploring the bone marrow.
as AML type has similar symptoms and treatment. A person with this condition can experience pain in his joints and bones, shortness of breath and fatigue, because the common amount of normal blood cells cannot be produced. As with other forms of AML, AEL is treated with chemotherapy and if it fails, stem cell transplantation.