Total Eosinophil Counts in the Management of Bronchial Asthma
- 29 May 1975
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 292 (22) , 1152-1155
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197505292922204
Abstract
Total eosinophil counts were investigated in asthmatic patients to determine their usefulness in the diagnosis and management of steroid-dependent asthma. Counts averaged 122 ±74 (S.D.) per mm3 (65 untreated normal subjects) and 43 ± 22 per mm3 (six prednisone-treated normal subjects). Fifty-two patients with active bronchial asthma showed significant eosinophilia (> 350/mm3 off and > 85/mm3 on steroids), suggesting that eosinophilia is an important diagnostic feature of bronchial asthma.Keywords
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