Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical features and symptom relief of AECOPD patients with peripheral blood eosinophilia. Methods Totally 140 COPD patients with AECOPD who visited the Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from October 2016 to July 2018 were recruited into this study. According to the rates of peripheral blood eosinophil, patients were divided into two groups. Eosinophilic group (A) is peripheral blood eosinophil ≥ 2% of total leukocyte count and the others is in non-eosinophilic group (B). Clinical data was collected at admission. According to the guidelines, every patient was treated. The mMRC scores were collected at 1st week, 1 mounth, 3 mounth, 6 mounth after treatment and readmission rates were collected within one year after treatment. Admission details and mMRC scores were compared between two groups. Results A total of 140 AECOPD patients with acute exacerbations were recruited. After about 12 months’ follow-up, a total of 98 subjects have completed this study. 45.1% of subjects met our criteria for peripheral blood eosinophil ≥ 2% of total leukocyte count. There was no significant difference in mMRC scores between the two groups after treatment (P?> 0.05). But time point, the interactions between grouping and time point were significant (P?0.05). The readmission rate was 41.6% and 64.0% in the group A and the group B, respectively (P?0.05). Conclusions The mMRC scores of AECOPD patients with blood eosinophilia phenotype decreased rapidly after treatment. The results suggested that peripheral blood eosinophil count can predict the short-term curative effect of AECOPD patients.