Advances in eosinophilic diseases in 2018.

Interest in eosinophil biology and eosinophilic diseases is increasing, as reflected in a doubling of the number of annual articles focused on this topic published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology over the past decade. Although the majority of these publications relate to eosinophilic asthma, a growing proportion of them focus on breakthroughs in the diagnosis, treatment, and pathogenesis of other eosinophilic disorders, most notably eosinophilic esophagitis. This review highlights advances in our understanding of eosinophilia and eosinophilic disorders (excluding asthma) published in the Journal in 2018.