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Child On Banocide Tablets. Eosinophil Count Increased. No Relief To Sneezing And RTI. What To Do?

my daughter who is 9 yrs old is using banocide tablets 150 mg twicw daily for 3 months. After 1 months tratment her eosinophil count was found increasd, so the doctor told to continue using it. But there is no improvement in her physical conditions like sneezing and recurrent RTI . what should we do! whther to stop using it or continue, please answer.
posted on Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Hi,

Banocide is diethyl carbamazine. It is useful in filariasis. Filariasis is detected by using the eosinophil count. If the eosinophil count is raised, this most of the time means that the filaria are still present in blood. Thus, the tablet is continued to prevent the person from getting or to try to eradicate the disease. There are however other causes for eosinophilia as well like asthma. So if he checked all the symptoms and then decided it was filaria then that is good. If not then get her checked for those as well.

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Child On Banocide Tablets. Eosinophil Count Increased. No Relief To Sneezing And RTI. What To Do?

Hi, Banocide is diethyl carbamazine. It is useful in filariasis. Filariasis is detected by using the eosinophil count. If the eosinophil count is raised, this most of the time means that the filaria are still present in blood. Thus, the tablet is continued to prevent the person from getting or to try to eradicate the disease. There are however other causes for eosinophilia as well like asthma. So if he checked all the symptoms and then decided it was filaria then that is good. If not then get her checked for those as well. Dr Vineet