Table 1. Trend of total leukocyte count and absolute eosinophil count during the course of treatment.

DEC: Diethylcarbamazine

Parameters	On admission	After 5 days of starting DEC	After 10 days of starting DEC	At 7 days after completion of the DEC course
Total leucocyte count, per µL (Reference range: 4,000-11,000/µL)	50,230	20,390	13,200	9,000
Absolute eosinophil count, per µL (Reference range: 40-440/µL)	37,510	7,000	5,590	591