eosinophils in urine

Introduction

Microscopic examination of urine sediment for the presence of eosinophils.

Indications

• suspected eosinophiluria

Increases

• see eosinophiluria

Procedure

• Wright's stain, diff-Quick, Papanicolaou's stain, & Hansel's stain are used for demonstrating eosinophils in cyto-centrifuge preparations of urine

More general terms

• leukocytes in urine
• eosinophils in body fluid

Additional terms

• eosinophil
• eosinophils in blood
• eosinophiluria