Very low-birth-weight neonates
Immunodeficiencies or immunocompromised states
In...
Evaluate for history or signs of infection.
Acute infection is the most common cause of leukocytosis.
Fever is nonspecific and may be present in infectious, inflammatory, rheumatoid, or...
Isolated leukocytosis may be monitored without intervention.
If ill-appearing, age-appropriate empiric antibiotics are indicated
Consultation with other subspecialties may be n...
If malignancy is in the differential, consult hematolo...
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Cerny J, Rosmarin AG. Why does my pat...
288.60 Leukocytosis, unspecified
288.2 Genetic anomalies of leukocytes
288.69 Other elevated white blood cell count
D72.829 Elevated white blood cell count, unspecified
D72.0 Genetic anomal...
Q: Does the degree of leukocytosis correlate to the severity of infection?
A: Just as the height of fever does not always correlate to the severity of infection, the same is true for the degree of ...
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Wright-Giemsa stain: chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML) with leukocytosis; 250x