High platelet and eosinophil

[JanetE0220]

With a routine blood test for a drug study I am in, my eosinophils are high (5.9) and my platelets are high (444). What could this be?

[van498]

hi sunny,
my son is 7yrs old, i have seen the cbc of my son 7mons ago, his red blood cells is a little bit low but all the other results are normal., recently i decided to have his cbc again to check if the red blood cells are normal now. yes its already normal but his eosinophils is 9.9 with absolute count of 1.07 x 10~9/L < 0.7 x 10~9L) and his lymphocytes is 23.9.. i am very worried, is this alarming? what possible indication it show? how can we correct it? Pls, pls help. Thanks

[van498]

hi sunny,
my son is 7yrs old, i have seen the cbc of my son 7mons ago, his red blood cells is a little bit low but all the other results are normal., recently i decided to have his cbc again to check if the red blood cells are normal now. yes its already normal but his eosinophils is 9.9 with absolute count of 1.07 x 10~9/L < 0.7 x 10~9L) and his lymphocytes is 23.9.. i am very worried, is this alarming? what possible indication it show? how can we correct it? Pls, pls help. Thanks

[JanetE0220]

Thanks for that info. I do have asthma and bad allergies. I faxed these to my primary doctor and hope to hear his comments. Thanks for your help. Janet

[Sunny602]

High eosinophils may indicate an allergic process such as asthma, eczema, or hay fever. Certain infections, such as parasitic, will increase the eosinophil count as well. There are other reasons why the eosinophil count may be elevated, but the most common reasons are allergy and infection.
A high platelet count might be from chronic inflammation. There is a whole list of other reasons for an elevated platelet count.
Do you have any symptoms? I would review your labs with your doc to gain a better insight as to why these may be elevated. He or she knows your history and would be able to explain your results accordingly.
I hope this helps...Sunny