title: Coagulation abnormalities in patients with eosinophilia.
abstract: Haematological variables in patients with eosinophilia and in healthy control subjects were studied in order to determine whether there were abnormalities in the coagulation system in patients. We found significantly elevated levels of fibrinogen, fibrin degradation products, platelet number and beta-thromboglobulin in patients. The abnormalities were not related to the causes of eosinophilia nor to its severity. This lack of correlation could be due to the heterogeneity of human peripheral blood eosinophils.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hospital La Paz, Faculta Autónoma de Medicina Paseo de la Castellana, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández Pavón
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arnalich
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López Pastor
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: García Muñoz
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Peña
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Barbado
mesh_terms: D001777:Blood Coagulation; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010976:Platelet Count