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Eosinophilia

Eosinophilia is the increased number of eosinophils in the blood. As eosinophils help the body fight infections, eosinophilia results when there is some infection or inflammation or allergic reaction.

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Kindly suggest a treatment for my abnormal hematocrit values with high eosinophils.

Query: Hello doctor, My WBC count was 27,000, with normal RBC, platelet, and hemoglobin count. The differential WBC count showed reduced neutrophils and lymphocytes, but monocytes and basophils were perfectly normal. My eosinophil count was high after the doctor (hematologist) started steroids; my WBC coun...  Read Full »


Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. High eosinophils suggests various causes like allergic inflammation of the respiratory tract, asthma, hay fever, certain skin disease, parasitic infection, etc. Your skin examination and respiratory tract examination should be done. If needed, allergic testing can be...  Read Full »

I have a chronic dry cough. Why?

Query: Hi doctor, I have dry cough for the last one and a half years. I could not control it with any type of medicine. It comes back once the course of medicine gets over. I had the same issue before 10 years and it resolved after two years of continuous treatment. But, I have lost all the previous medica...  Read Full »


Dr. Bharat Patodiya

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your description, it appears to be cough variant asthma or chronic bronchitis and it could be a hyper-reactive disorder. In your complete blood count report, we noticed an elevated eosinophil count, which could be indicative of an eosinophilic disorder. Such a co...  Read Full »

My wife's blood reports show high thyroid and eosinophils. Why?

Query: Hello doctor, Recently my wife had a blood test. We found in the report that her thyroid and eosinophils increased. Recently she was sick because of throat infection. She always has throat infection and fever and due to that she gets sick every time. Even after she was out from fever, sometimes she...  Read Full »


Dr. Divakara. P

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through her reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Her eosinophil count is high, also Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) is high. Her cholesterol levels are fine (though they are highlighted in the report). TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormon...  Read Full »

I suffer from chronic sneezing and breathing issues. Why?

Query: Hi doctor,I am a 20-year-old male suffering from a sneezing problem for the last 3 to 4 years. My height is 5 feet 6 inches and I weigh 127 pounds. Daily I am sneezing in the morning and following that, if I do not take medicine then I will get a high fever and cold along with it. The sneeze is only...  Read Full »


Dr. Shyam Kalyan. N

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have looked through your reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Also, I wish to know the following details to make a more decisive diagnosis. 1. Regarding breathing problems and eosinophilia, what was the breathing trouble you had in the past? 2. ...  Read Full »

The B thrombocytes level of my baby is 539, and the eosinophil levels are 7.2 %. Why?

Query: Hello doctor, My baby is 7 months old. I found swollen lymph nodes on both sides of the neck two days back. I found two nodes on one side, one on the other side, and also one node in the groin. My baby gets a dry coughs during the night. He got the pneumococcal vaccine three weeks back and had respi...  Read Full »


Dr. Prakash Chandra Girdhar Lal Nagar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Kindly answer the following questions to know more details: 1. Is the baby running a fever currently? if yes, then how many days has it been? 2. Did you notice any rashes on the skin? 3. Are these nodes painful to touch? 4. Is the baby fe...  Read Full »

My baby had frequent vomiting, but now he has a low appetite. What could be the reason?

Query: Hi doctor,My baby has frequently been vomiting since he was four months old. However, all of the upper GI tests and abdominal ultrasounds were normal. He is no longer vomiting, but he is only gaining weight slowly. He is frequently fussy and has a low appetite on occasion. The blood reports were abn...  Read Full »


Dr. Mubashir Razzaq Khan

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. After ruling out gastrointestinal tract (GIT) causes, the only cause of vomiting in a 4-month-old child is airway obstruction, the most commonly due to allergy, as indicated by eosinophilia in complete blood count (CBC). The child cannot b...  Read Full »

How to prevent dry cough and breathing difficulty in winter?

Query: Hello doctor, I have a dry cough problem. While breathing, there is a difficulty. At night, it gets worse and I start to sweat. I have this problem every year during the winter. I got a blood test done and the result was 8 % eosinophilia. Please suggest. I am taking Banocide forte.  Read Full »


Dr. Sandhya Narayanan Kutty

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per the history you have provided, you seem to have a slightly higher eosinophil count in the blood. This is termed eosinophilia. It occurs as a result of a hypersensitivity reaction of the body towards a certain form of allergen in the atmosphere, and in your cas...  Read Full »

Does allergy cause high eosinophil count and low Hb level?

Query: Hi doctor,The patient is a 27-year-old female who has been suffering from hay fever for some years. Now, she has now been referred to the chest clinic with breathing difficulties. She has commented that her condition appears to worsen when she visits her friend, who is a cat owner. On examination, s...  Read Full »


Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The history and reports are suggestive of allergic bronchitis, or an asthma-like condition. The wheezing is indicative of bronchoconstriction (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Low hemoglobin value was evaluated separately with peripheral smear examination...  Read Full »

Please suggest some solutions for high eosinophil count as I am trying for pregnancy.

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 34-year-old female. When I took a blood test for my allergic cough, I came to know that my absolute eosinophil count is 1500 cells per microliter of blood, so is there any problem getting pregnant. Please help.  Read Full »


Dr. Arpit Varshney

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. High eosinophil count itself will not cause any issue in pregnancy. But medications to treat it might affect your baby. Also most commonly the cause of high eosinophil count is an infection which may get transmitted to your baby as well. so befo...  Read Full »

Is it normal to have fluctuations in eosinophil with seasonal changes?

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 39 year old female. My eosinophil count increase during when the season changes. From the past month, I am having a persistent cough, which is not allowing me to talk. Phlegm is also present. I have taken two bottles of cough syrup Zeet, Sensiclav 625, Montek LC, Rinifol, twice a ...  Read Full »


Dr. Patil Pratik Pramod

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Not to worry, it is something called as hypereosinophilia, which is caused because of infective sources in the body. It can also occur because you are allergic to dust and pollens. I would suggest taking syrup Tossex (combination of Chlorpheniramine and Codeine) two ...  Read Full »

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