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Frequency of Blood Eosinophilia in newly diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients

To determine Blood Eosinophilia frequency in newly diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients. An observational cross-sectional research on newly diagnosed COPD patients with age ≥ 40 years was performed at Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi. CO...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of medical sciences 2020-06, Vol.36 (4), p.750-754
Main Authors: Khan, Ghulam Maqtada, Zuberi, Faisal Faiyaz, Zahra, Syeda Bizat Uz, Ghafoor, Lubna
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Summary:To determine Blood Eosinophilia frequency in newly diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients. An observational cross-sectional research on newly diagnosed COPD patients with age ≥ 40 years was performed at Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi. COPD patients diagnosed in outpatient clinic or admitted in Chest Unit during six-month period from September 2018 to May 2019 were selected. Each patient underwent spirometry, and blood was tested for eosinophilia (≥ 2% eosinophils in blood), after obtaining informed consent and clinical history. One hundred and fifty COPD patients were diagnosed and evaluated for , out of which 86 (57.3%) and 64 (42.7%) patients were and respectively with mean age of 63.72 ± 10.24 years. were 48 (32.0%), 15 (10.0%), and was present in 76 (50.7%) of patients. Spirometric severity of COPD was in 11 (7.3%), in 68 (45.3%), in 59 (39.3%), and in 12 (8.0%) patients. was present in 59 (39.3%) patients of COPD among which majority 43 (72.9%) were having 24 (40.7%) and 19 (32.2%) COPD respectively. Frequency of Blood Eosinophilia in newly diagnosed COPD patients was high, among which most of the COPD patients were moderate to severe.
ISSN:1682-024X
1681-715X
DOI:10.12669/pjms.36.4.1624