To determine the general condition of the body, a blood test is prescribed, according to which it is possible to determine whether there is a disease or not. If, for example, segmented neutrophils are lowered, then this indicates the presence of infection in the body.
What is neutrophils?
Neutrophils are a kind of leukocytes, blood cells that help our body fight fungal and bacterial infections. They are early or mature. Their mature form is called segmented neutrophils. How does it form? Neutrophil appears in the red bone marrow. Then he ripens to the stab and gets into the blood in a certain amount. After a short period of time, it is divided into several segments, that is, ripens to the segmented neutrophil, which in 2-5 hours falls into the walls of the vessels of various organs. There he starts to fight with various infections, fungi and bacteria.
Indications for the determination of neutrophils in the blood can be even the slightest suspicion of inflammatory processes, for example:
- angina;
- pneumonia;
- sepsis;
- appendicitis;
- pancreatitis;
- cholecystitis;
- peritonitis ;
- extensive burns;
- gangrene;
- rheumatic attacks;
- heart attacks;
- tuberculosis;
- blood loss;
- chemical poisoning.
The norm of the content of neutrophils in the blood of an adult person is approximately equal to 45-70% of the total number of leukocytes. The appearance of a shift both in the direction of decrease and increase signals the appearance of a problem that will be explained in more detail by the attending physician.
At what diseases are segmented neutrophils in the blood reduced?
If segmented neutrophils are lowered, this is called neutropenia and may indicate the presence of:
- inflammatory diseases;
- viral diseases;
- anemia;
- damage by radioactive rays;
- chemical poisoning.
In addition, segmented neutrophils can be lowered due to poor ecology and long-term administration of medications, for example, Analginum, Penicillin. In this case, neutropenia can be both congenital and acquired.
Blood test readings of segmented neutrophils are signaled about a disease that can provoke:
- chickenpox;
- flu;
- hepatitis.
Segment-neutron neutrophils are lowered, and lymphocytes are increased
Lymphocytes, like neutrophils, fight against viruses and bacteria. But each of them has its own specifics. Therefore, doctors prescribe additional tests, which determine the cause of such a change. If segmented neutrophils are lowered, and lymphocytes are increased, the reasons for this condition can be:
- viral diseases;
- HIV ;
- tuberculosis;
- problems with the thyroid gland;
- lymphocytic leukemia;
- lymphosarcoma.
If lymphocytes are increased and segmental neutrophils are lowered, then this means that the organism actively struggles with the appearance and development
There is another way of interpreting such indicators. This may indicate a transferred viral disease, for example, influenza or ARVI. These testimonies are temporary and very soon come back to normal. Therefore, in order to correctly determine the cause of changes in the analyzes and to make an accurate diagnosis, it is important to clarify the full information about the state of health and previous diseases.
Neutrophils in our body perform a bactericidal and phagocytic function, and a change in their number suggests that they are coping with it perfectly.