Eosinopenia
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| Eosinopenia | |
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-9 | 288.0[1] |
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Eosinopenia is a form of agranulocytosis where the number of eosinophil granulocyte is lower than expected.
Leukocytosis with eosinopenia can be a predictor of bacterial infection.[2]
It can be induced by the use of steroids.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "ICD-9-CM Disease Index: E". http://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/hripcsak/icd9/2indexe.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ Gil H, Magy N, Mauny F, Dupond JL (2003). "[Value of eosinopenia in inflammatory disorders: an "old" marker revisited]" (in French). Rev Med Interne 24 (7): 431–5. PMID 12829215. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0248866303001383.
- ^ "Monocytopenia/Eosinopenia/". http://www.pathology.vcu.edu/education/hematology/wbc/non-neoplastic/ben-ezra/sld019.htm. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
[edit] External links
- Krause JR, Boggs DR (1987). "Search for eosinopenia in hospitalized patients with normal blood leukocyte concentration". Am. J. Hematol. 24 (1): 55–63. doi:. PMID 3799595.
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