The Blood Count in Ankylostomiasis. A Warning
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worm disease, and it is recognised that though a high eosinophil count is usual, sometimes the contrary is found. It is known also that the eosinophilia is not always proportionate to the number of worms present. If a case shows no eosinophils at all even after expulsion of the hookworms the sign is supposed to be a bad one, indicating exhaustion of the blood forming organism. Careful examination of the blood conditions in patients admitted to the Carmichael Hospital for Tropical Diseases has thrown fresh light on this subject. I append herewith a table showing the percentage and total eosinophil count in a series of cases. The eosinophil percentage was based on a count of two hundred. All the counts
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دوره 57 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016