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Blood: eosinophils
Overview
- Granulocytic cells.
- Parasitocidal effects and moderate inflammatory reactions involving mast cells.
- Normally only present in low numbers, this makes eosinopenia clinically insignificant.
- Eosinophilia is a possible, but inconsistent indicator of allergic or parasitic disease.
- Corticosteroid administration causes a reduction in eosinophils within 2 h, numbers remain low for 24-36 h.
Uses
Alone
- High numbers in tracheal aspirates are usually due to lungworm Lungworm infection
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- Circulating eosinophils are a non-specific indicator type 1 allergic reactions or of parasitism.
Sampling
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Tests
Result Data
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Barrelet A (2004) Laboratory tests in equine practice Part 2: Haematological analyses. UK Vet 9 (8), 13-23.