Page 1 of 1. rendean. Eosinophils are types of white blood cells that rise when the body is fighting a parasitic infection or allergies. Celiac disease would be included because the gluten is an allergen to those affected. People can have food allergies that would increase eosinophils.
Sigmoid diverticulosis is a condition in which small pouches called diverticula form on the wall of the sigmoid colon, which is the part of the large intestine that connects to the rectum. It's typically associated with certain risk factors, including age and a poor diet.
Acute sigmoid diverticulitis should be suspected in patients with the clinical triad of left lower-quadrant pain, fever, and leukocytosis. Additional diagnostic considerations include, but are not limited to, other gastrointestinal pathology, obstetric and gynecologic pathology, and renal or ureteric colic (Table 1).