Eosinophilia in an Indian Farmer

Clinical History

Patient

38-year-old Indian farmer.

Chief Complaint

None. The patient was asymptomatic; however, a routine complete blood count (CBC) was done as an immigration requirement.

Medical/Drug/Family History

Unremarkable.

Physical Exam Findings

The patient was well built with normal general physical and systemic examinations.

Principal Laboratory Findings

( Table 1 and Figure 1)

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Patient's peripheral blood smear, illustrating the presence of the microfilarial organism, Wuchereria bancrofti (Leishman stain; 1,000 x magnification). Note the large, empty (ie, no nuclei present) space between where the nuclei in the body end (arrow) and the tip of the tail (arrowhead) of the organism.

Lab Med. 2006;37(5):280-282. © 2006  American Society for Clinical Pathology

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