Are Vitiligo And Eosniphil Counts Related In Anyway?

Posted on Thu, 11 Feb 2016

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Question : my eosinophils count is 10.4%, and vitiligo has appeaered in my wrist from last 1 month , doctor has also confirmed this is vitiligo . is they both are inter related?

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Vitiligo and Eosniphil count are not related.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I would like to know counts of other cells like Lymphocytes, basophils, monocytes, Neutrophils as well to comment fully on Eosniophils.
Eosinophil count is not related to vitiligo (if diagnosed by a skin specialist ). However white patches can be from various causes, some infections can cause white patches as well.
We generally see Eosniophils from 2 to 4% only. Eosinophil count of 10% is very high and may be related to allergy, parasitic infection, some pills as well.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Naveen Kumar

Follow up: Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (1 hour later)

and my tsh level is also 9.54%.. is it cause of concern ? may i hav pituitary gland tumor? cause of elevated level?

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (44 hours later)

Brief Answer:
TSH level is raised

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Serum TSH level is raised. I would not comment too much about isolated TSH levels. I would want to get complete Serum T3, T4 and TSH and serum protein levels as well.
Just an elevation of TSH does not mean there is an pituitary tumor. There would be headache, vision and smell disturbance, raise in a lot of other trophic hormones.

So do not get lost in complicated diagnosis by reading google. YOu may just be fine I would like you to get investigated first.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar