Eosinohpils level 7%

[Sunset412]

Has anyone had elevated eosinophils related to liver disease?  My labwork is normal except for my eosinophils went from .1 or .2 to 7 in just just a few months on top of my positive ANA and ASMA.  Any experience with this anyone? Thank you.

[Sunset412]

Thanks Hector.  I am waiting for my doctor to call so we can discuss it.  I had done a lot of research on PBC earlier, but I thought I needed another positive like AMA but mine was negative.  But I will definitely ask my doctor - it looks like my bloodwork is changing.  Thanks for the response.

[HectorSF]

Eosinophils are a type of disease-fighting white blood cell.
A blood count of more than 500 eosinophils per microliter of blood is generally considered “Eosinophilia” in adults.
Eosinophilia is a common and distinctive feature of patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis/ Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). Eosinophilia may be useful as one of the initial clues in the diagnosis of PBC, especially in its early stage.

Although your blood count is only slightly higher than normal, you should contact your liver doctor and talk to them about any possible link to a diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis/ Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC).

PBC is a chronic long-term, disease of the liver that slowly destroys the medium-sized bile ducts within the liver. Many people with PBC do not have symptoms, especially in the early stages of the disease. When symptoms do occur the most common is pruritus, (itching of the skin) often in the arms, legs and back. Other symptoms may include fatigue, jaundice, fluid build-up in the ankles and abdomen, and darkening of the skin and collection of fatty deposits in the skin around the eye.

Hector