Characteristics of patients with incidental eosinophilia admitted to a tertiary hospital in southern China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The characteristics of patients with eosinophilia are heterogeneous and the outcomes can vary from asymptomatic to severe.

Objective

To describe the feature of patients with eosinophilia in a single center.

Design

Based on the electronic medical records from Yangjiang People's Hospital in China, the inpatients admitted between June 2018 and February 2021 with measured blood eosinophil counts were evaluated.

Methods

Eosinophilia was defined as a peripheral blood eosinophil count of ≥0.5 × 10⁹/L. Differences were compared by eosinophilia severity. The medical records of patients with moderate to severe eosinophilia were reviewed and summarized in terms of examination, diagnoses and management. And these patients were matched with patients wi

SUBMITTER: Chen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10151328 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature