Practically for any disease or routine examinations, a general (clinical) advanced blood test is given, according to which its composition is determined: leukocytes, hemoglobin, erythrocytes, basophils, neutrophils, etc. Thanks to a large number of private laboratories, time, but sometimes the problem is to decipher it. Therefore, it is better for parents to know for themselves, the change in what indicators they are talking about.
In this article, we will discuss the importance of such blood cells as basophils, and what their elevated blood content in a child means.
Basophils are one of the types of leukocytes whose blood content in children should be 0-1% of the total number of leukocytes. These non-numerous blood cells respond to the appearance of any inflammation, and also inhibit the spread of toxins and foreign poisons throughout the body. That is, they carry out the protective function of the body.
The reasons for raising the level of basophils in the child
The condition, when the basophils in a child is raised, is called basophilia and the reasons for its occurrence are different:
- food and drug allergy generalized type, except for the peak manifestations of the body's reaction;
- the appearance of helminths;
- blood diseases - acute leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, Hodgkin's disease or lymphogranulomatosis, true polycythemia;
- Infectious diseases (chicken pox, smallpox);
- poisoning;
- radiation action;
- insect bites;
- insufficient amount of iron in the blood;
- treatment with hormonal drugs (eg - estrogen or antithyroid);
- chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (ulcerative colitis), as well as in the transition of inflammatory diseases from the acute to the chronic stage;
- hemolytic anemia;
- nephrosis;
- chronic sinusitis;
- decrease in the level of thyroid hormones or myxedema.
Rates of basophil levels in children
With age, the basophil level in children varies:
- in newborns - 0,75%;
- in 1 month - 0,5%;
- after a year - 0,7%.
When determining the analysis of the fact that the child has increased basophils, you should consult a doctor so that he or she can determine the disease with a personal examination or with additional tests and diagnostic tests.
To lower the level of basophils can only start the treatment of the disease, which became the cause of their increase, and introduce into the diet of the baby products containing vitamin B12 (milk, eggs, kidneys).