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What Causes Eosinophils Make Up 8% Of White Blood Cells?
Dr Harrison is an antropologist who has spent the last 3 years living with a remote African tribe. He visited a sleep specialist complaining of chronic insomnia. A preliminary blood test show that eosinophils make up 8% of his white blood cells.
1.What are your suspicions?
2.How would you proceed investigating the illness?
1.What are your suspicions?
2.How would you proceed investigating the illness?
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
Hello! I am a pathologist and my main suspicion is some parasitic infection. particularly since the doctor is in Africa, I would consider trypanosomia infection first.
The illness could be investigated primarily by a complete blood count and peripheral smear examination. After that, maybe an MRI could be considered.
The illness could be investigated primarily by a complete blood count and peripheral smear examination. After that, maybe an MRI could be considered.
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