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I have been diagnosed with eosinophilia and high platelet count......i have gi discomfort and weight loss.....what it could be?

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Dr. Klaus d Lessnau answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Interesting: This is quite interesting. You want to have highly educted GI doc to get this fixed. Do not procrastinate and to not guess. Check with your GI doc asap.

Answered 6/10/2014

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Dr. Hashmat Rajput answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Eosinophilia : Many causes of eosinophilia. Allergies, parasites, skin disorders neoplasms. You have anal itching and weight loss-look for parasites like hookworm, round worm, strongyloides, echinococcus& trichina. For weight loss some mds, hodgkins or some cancer. Please see your doctor for stool for ova & parasite, ctscan of abdomen& colonoscopy. Wish you could have given #of platelets &eosinophils!goodluck.

Answered 12/10/2013

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