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What Causes High Eosinophils?
My son is four and has high eosinophils, high absoloute eosinophils at 11, high absolute lymphs, high platelets of 482, and high wbc of 12.4... he's been through the allergist/immunologist tested for parasites worms allergies thyroid valley fever ebv cu index all are negative now we are being referred to a hematologist what could cause this?
Fri, 26 Dec 2014
Hello and welcome to HCM,
High eosinophil counts are seen in following conditions:
Allergies like asthma, hay fever, urticaria, drug, etc
Parasitic infections like round worm infestation, tape worm infestation, etc
Idiopathic cause- the cause of high eosinophil counts is not known
Neoplasms- There are certain hematological malignancies which are characterized by high eosinophil counts.
Since, allergy and parasitic infections are ruled out in your case, other possibilities have to be considered.
Consultation with a hematologist will be helpful.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
High eosinophil counts are seen in following conditions:
Allergies like asthma, hay fever, urticaria, drug, etc
Parasitic infections like round worm infestation, tape worm infestation, etc
Idiopathic cause- the cause of high eosinophil counts is not known
Neoplasms- There are certain hematological malignancies which are characterized by high eosinophil counts.
Since, allergy and parasitic infections are ruled out in your case, other possibilities have to be considered.
Consultation with a hematologist will be helpful.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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