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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
- Basophilic leukocytes are named for the ability of their cytoplasmic granules to stain with basic dyes
- Basophilic leukocytes contain and can release histamine and serotonin
- Reference range: 0.5-3.0% (least common leukocyte) [1] [2]
Differential Diagnosis
Increased
- Allergic diathesis
- Asthma
- Chickenpox
- Chronic inflammatory processes
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
- Chronic sinusitis
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Estrogen therapy
- Following splenectomy
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Idiopathic thrombocythemia
- Influenza
- Mastocytosis
- Osteomyelosclerosis
- Polycythemia Vera
- Radiation exposure
- Tuberculosis
- Ulcerative colitis
Decreased
References