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What Causes High WBC And Eosinophis Count In Body While Having Mild UTI?
Hi, My Eosinophis count is 595 and WBC count is in between 5-6, my medical reports says I am having some mild Urinary tract infection also. I had operated for nasal bone growth 2 years back, i use to have cold all the time . I was having throat infection for almost a year, just after curing that. I am facing lot of eaching and rashes on my body. I took normal medicine as well as homopathy for throat infection, i have these rashes on my body. Rashes started to appear just after I moved to some new place, and I always drink filter water. Can u please suggest what might have increased my wbc & Eosinophis count and how this can be cured/decreased, and what I should avoid in eating habits or what i should eat. Thanks Sandeep
Mon, 4 May 2015
Hello and welcome to HCM,
The WBC count of 5-6 9I assume 5000-6000) is within range and this is not an elevated value.
Urinary tract infection is expected to cause an elevated neutrophil counts and not elevated eosinophil counts.
Eosinophils and increased in parasitic infections, allergy, drug intake, certain neoplasms, etc.
A history of experiencing cold all the time and rashes on body could be due to allergy and hence could be the probable cause of elevated eosinophils.
A clinical assessment of throat and skin rashes is required to rule out any other cause of these lesions.
In case no allergic cause is found after examining throat and skin rashes, a course of deworming can be taken.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
The WBC count of 5-6 9I assume 5000-6000) is within range and this is not an elevated value.
Urinary tract infection is expected to cause an elevated neutrophil counts and not elevated eosinophil counts.
Eosinophils and increased in parasitic infections, allergy, drug intake, certain neoplasms, etc.
A history of experiencing cold all the time and rashes on body could be due to allergy and hence could be the probable cause of elevated eosinophils.
A clinical assessment of throat and skin rashes is required to rule out any other cause of these lesions.
In case no allergic cause is found after examining throat and skin rashes, a course of deworming can be taken.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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