Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Table of Contents CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2012; 04(06): 249-253DOI: 10.4103/1947-489X.210782 Article Role of absolute eosinopenia as marker of enteric fever: Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in the United Arab Emirates Authors Author Affiliations Aliasgar Lokhandwala 1 Department of Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Karamah Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Syed Athar 1 Department of Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Karamah Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Nicolas Turrin 2 Quality Division, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Karamah Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download(opens in new window) Background: Involvement of bone marrow is common in salmonella infections. Enteric fever is a cause of morbidity and mortality world wide. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of 51 blood cultures or widal positive salmonella patients who were admitted to a tertiary care hospital. Medical records and laboratory information system were used to collect the data. Results: The result established that significant eosinopenia was present in all enteric fever patients and eosinophil count of zero was almost diagnostic of enteric fever in the right clinical setting. Conclusion: Absolute eosinopenia is an important finding that should help timely diagnosis and early treatment initiation of enteric fever. Key-words: Key-words:Eneteric fever - Eosinopenia - Salmonella PDF (250 kb)
