Clinical features of eosinophilia in peripheral blood in children with parasitic diseases / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

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Objective:To summarize the characteristics of eosinophilia in peripheral blood in children with parasitic diseases.Methods:All clinical data of children with parasitic diseases who were diagnosed in Shenzhen Children′s Hospital from June 2002 to June 2020 were collected to analyze the characteristics of eosinophil changes in peripheral blood after parasitic infection.Results:(1)A total of 37 cases of parasitic diseases were diagnosed in children, with 25 males and 12 females, aged from 10 months to 12 years and 7 months, and the median age was 5 years and 3 months.(2)Among 37 cases, the absolute number of eosinophils in peripheral blood was increased in 32 cases (86.49%), with a range of (0.55-43.80)×10 9/L 6 cases (18.75%) were slightly increased, 8 cases (25.00%) were moderately increased, and 18 cases (56.25%) were severely increased.(3)As for eosinophilia in peripheral blood of different insect species, there were 16 cases (50.00%) of fasciola infection, 4 cases (12.50%) of fasciola infection, 3 cases (9.38%) of mixed infection, 2 cases (6.25%) of schistosomiasis, plerocercoid, hydatid and cysticercosis infection, and 1 case (3.13%) of ascaris infection.The degrees of the increase of eosinophils in peripheral blood infected by different species of parasites were different ( Fisher′ s value 17.97, P=0.01), with statistically significant differences.(4)Eosinophilia in peripheral blood was involved in different systems, with respiratory system in 18 cases (48.65%), digestive system in 13 cases (35.14%), skin in 7 cases (18.92%), central nervous system in 5 cases(13.51%), circulatory system in 3 cases (8.11%), and others in 2 cases (5.41%). (5)There were 5 cases of parasitic infection without eosinophilia, including 2 cases of Blastocystis hominis, and 1 case of mixed infection with plerocercoid and cysticercosis, 1 case of cysticercosis and 1 case of trichinella spiralis.The increase of eosinophils in peri-pheral blood after different systems was different, without statistically significant differences ( Fisher′ s value 7.37, P=0.06). Conclusions:Eosinophil in peripheral blood is a common phenomenon of parasitic infection in children.The increased severity is related to parasite species, instead of the site of systemic involvement.