Implicaciones de los eosinófilos en el moco nasal de pacientes con diagnóstico posible de rinitis alérgica.

BACKGROUND Eosinophil cells are white blood family cells (leucocytes) implicated in multiple ailments derived from bone marrow. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the utility of the eosinophil cells in nasal mucus technique, in diagnosing allergic rhinitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients' total was 73: 32 male and 41 female, in an age range that goes from 0 to 65 years. It was applied a protocol testing the following tests: eosinophil cells in nasal mucus, hematic biometry, IgE in serum and 3-series coproparasitoscopic. RESULTS Almost 40% of the patients have positive diagnosis of probable allergic rhinitis. There is minimal female predominance (56.1%) over male (43.8%). The prevailing age range was 0 to 10 years. CONCLUSIONS Eosinophil cells test in nasal mucus by itself is not definitive but an important diagnostic support element because it allows, as a protocol part with other tests, a diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]