What Causes High Absolute Eosinophil Count?

Posted on Sat, 3 Dec 2016

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Sat, 3 Dec 2016 Answered on

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Question : Hi. My absolute eosinophil number in recent blood test is 1070 (more than two times higher than normal). What should I do?

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Can occur in several conditions

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Welcome and thanks for the query.
Eosinophils are usually increased in response to an allergic condition or a parasitic infection.
It may also be present less commonly in endocrine disorders , autoimmune diseases and malignancies.
Do let me know whether you have any symptoms or this is an incidental finding.

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

Follow up: Dr. Noble Zachariah (6 minutes later)

I have constant pain on the left side of my abdomen. Recently got CT scan and there an inflammation was found. Will have a colonoscopy on Dec. 15th.

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please upload the CT report

Detailed Answer:
The colonoscopy may reveal the cause of the eosinophilia and then proper treatment would be possible.
If it does not then I would suggest an empirical treatment which may reduce the eosinophilia.

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