Eosinophilia, ECP and Ecp/Eo ratio in allergic and non-allergic diseases
Czarnobilska, E.; Obtułowicz, K.; Dyga, W.; Gołuch, A.; Zwiewka, Mł.
Przeglad Lekarski 62(8): 765-768
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-2240 PMID: 16521493 Document Number: 585748
Eosinophilia in peripheral blood occurs in allergic as well as non-allergic diseases. In the research there were 26 patients with eosinophil level above 5% encountered in leukocyte smear of peripheral blood encountered. Patients were split into 3 groups: patients with allergic atopic disease (ANN), patients with non-atopic (contact dermatitis) disease and patients with upper airways infection and/or parasitic disease. In the researched groups there were no statistically significant differences of ECP level in serum and of ECP/Eo ratio detected. There were also correlations between ECP and ECP/Eo ratio for every researched group analyzed. The highest correlation was observed in patients with contact dermatitis and in non-atopic patients in general. Initial results show uselessness of applied research methods in the routine differential diagnosis of eosinophilia.