Basophilia
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| Basophilia | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | D75.8 |
| ICD-9 | 288.65 |
| DiseasesDB | 29698 |
Basophilia is a condition where the basophil quantity is abnormally elevated (more than 1010 basophils per liter of blood).[1]
[edit] Causes
Basophilia as an isolated finding is uncommon. However it is a common feature of myeloproliferative disorders and particularly prominent in chronic myelogenous leukemia.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Cytoplasmic basophilia". Veterinary Clinical Pathology Image Database. University of Montreal Veterinary College. http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/clinpath/banq-im/hematology/toxic_neutrophils.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ Ravandi, F.; R. Hoffman (2005). "Chapter 17. Phagocytes". In A.V. Hoffbrand et al.. Postgraduate Haematology. Boston: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 296–298. ISBN 1405108215.
- ^ Table 12-6 in: Mitchell, Richard Sheppard; Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson. Robbins Basic Pathology. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2973-7. 8th edition.
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