eosinopenia; a predictor of non-respiratory covid-19

Aims: eosinopenia is a form of agranulocytosis where the number of eosinophil granulocytes is lower than expected, which is observed in many viral and bacterial infections. this study aimed to investigate eosinopenia in nonrespiratory covid19 patients.materials methods: this experimental study was conducted on covid19 patients who had the positive pcr test in an outpatient clinic in alfeiha teaching hospital in basrah, iraq. one hundred four patients were selected from june to november 2020. full blood counts and estimation of the inflammatory marker creactive protein were done. the chi-square statistical test in spss 20 software was used for data analysis.findings: eosinopenia observed in 47 patients (45.1%); 20 patients (19%) were respiratory covid19 and 27 patients (26%) were nonrespiratory covid19. total white blood cell count reduced in 17 patients increased in 30 patients while normal in 57 patients. logistic regression analysis indicated that eosinopenia is a significant independent predictor of nonrespiratory covid19 infection (p=0.008; b=0.0001).conclusion: eosinopenia is a predictor of covid19 infection in patients with nonrespiratory illnesses.