What Does This Blood Report Indicate?

Posted on Mon, 18 Jul 2016

Question: My husband just returned from the doctor with his blood work results. I'm somewhat concerned about his low WBC= 3.9 and low Seg% 41.7 and high eosinophils 5.7. What do these mean?

Answered by Dr. Shailja Puri (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
WBC count is mildly lowered, absolute eosinophil count is within range.

Detailed Answer:
hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
The normal biological range for white blood cell (WBC) is between 4000 to 10,000 / cubic millimeter.
Your husbands WBC count is 3900 / cubic millimeter which is mildly lower than the lower normal limit.
However, there is nothing to worry and it does not signify any disease state.
The neutrophils are 41.7% and eosinophils are 5.7%.
The absolute counts for eosinophils are within range.
The absolute count of neutrophils is on lower side, however, it is nothing serious.
You may repeat the WBC count after a month or so.
In the absence of any specific symptoms, no disease state is likely.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri

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