O. Kabutomori et Y. Iwatani, UNUSUAL EOSINOPHILIA NOT DETECTED BY AN AUTOMATED HEMATOLOGICAL ANALYZER IN A PATIENT WITH LIVER-CIRRHOSIS, Journal of Clinical Pathology, 50(11), 1997, pp. 967-969
The use of automated haematological analysers to differentiate leucocy
tes has become more widespread, Unusual eosinophilia in a 57 year old
man with liver cirrhosis, caused by hepatitis C infection, and abnorma
l blood counts detected using a manual method (eosinophils, 50%) was n
ot detected by an automated analyser using the electrical impedance me
thod (0.3%) or the optical method (14.1%). It is important to check bl
ood films when cell counts are apparently abnormal, even for automated
haematological examination.