Leukocytosis: Causes & Reasons - Symptoma Great Britain

Possible Causes for Leukocytosis

We conclude that physicians should consider the diagnosis of tubo-ovarian abscess in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain, fever and leukocytosis after ovum retrieval [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Laboratory data, including blood count and electrolytes, showed leukocytosis and azotemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] using a copper IUD for contraception with poorly controlled type II diabetes mellitus was admitted for suspected tubo-ovarian abscess on the basis of abdominopelvic pain, leukocytosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Emphysematous Cholecystitis

Laboratory tests showed leukocytosis, marked elevation of CRP, jaundice, liver dysfunction, and hyperglycemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The white-cell count, including the differential count, showed leukocytosis associated with a left shift. [nejm.org]

[…] first cycle of treatment with the drug, the patient developed acute-onset, right upper quadrant pain associated with nausea, vomiting, and fever; laboratory tests revealed leukocytosis [jhu.pure.elsevier.com]

Acute Cholecystitis

As local inflammation becomes more intense, signs and symptoms of tenderness and a local mass can be complicated by systemic toxicity manifested by fever and leukocytosis. [aafp.org]

Acute cholecystitis refers to a syndrome of right upper quadrant pain, fever, and leukocytosis associated with gallbladder inflammation that is usually related to gallstone [medical-institution.com]

Laboratory studies demonstrated leukocytosis with normal liver function tests. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ascending Cholangitis

Laboratory evaluation is notable for a leukocytosis and a total bilirubin of 6.4 mg/dL. What is the diagnosis in this patient? [medbullets.com]

There is usually a leukocytosis, and the alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin levels are generally elevated. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A complete blood count (CBC) will almost always show leukocytosis, whereas inflammatory parameters - C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and fibrinogen [symptoma.com]

Abdominal Visceral Abscess

Clinical criteria of success include resolution of symptoms and indicators of infection (fever and leukocytosis). [antimicrobe.org]

Leukocytosis is common. [what-when-how.com]

On the fifth day of hospitalization, a repeat blood panel showed leukocytosis, and a blood culture showed methicillin-resistant coagulase negative staphylococci. [indianpediatrics.net]

Intraperitoneal Abscess in the Right Lower Quadrant

Clinical criteria of success include resolution of symptoms and indicators of infection (fever and leukocytosis). [antimicrobe.org]

Leukocytosis is common. [what-when-how.com]

In the blood test there is high leukocytosis. [intranet.tdmu.edu.ua]

Schnitzler Syndrome

Monoclonal gammopathy, lymphadenopathy, leukocytosis, and elevated serum inflammatory markers are also seen.2 Patient 1 demonstrated both of the major diagnostic criteria, [jddonline.com]

[…] least two of the following components: fever, arthralgia or arthritis, bone pain, hepato- and/or splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, leukocytosis [jhu.pure.elsevier.com]

[…] least two additional minor symptoms (arthralgia, bone pain, fever of uncertain origin, hepato- or splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, leukocytosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Polymer Fume Fever

Leukocytosis and slight hypoxemia were… CONTINUE READING [semanticscholar.org]

Inhalational Exposure to Polymer Fumes Possibly cytokine-mediated Diagnosis CXR/Chest CT : usually normal (if infiltrates are present, should suggest alternative diagnosis) CBC : leukocytosis [mdnxs.com]

Signs: leukocytosis; normal chest x-ray. [definitions.net]

Pericholecystic Abscess

No fever of leukocytosis. [aast.org]

Laboratory studies revealed leukocytosis with neutrophilia (15,000 leukocytes/mm3, 80% neutrophils) with hepatic enzymes and normal pancreatic amylase. [semanticscholar.org]

Blood tests may show increases in white blood cells (leukocytosis), transaminases, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin, and amylase. [rarediseases.org]

Primary Myelofibrosis

Leukocytosis is occasionally seen in patients with presumptive but undiagnosed myeloproliferative disorders (MPD). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

62-year-old female, having had primary myelofibrosis for 13 years and a splenectomy 4 years before, was admitted because of high fever, hepatomegaly, thrombocythemia and leukocytosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

She has a normal platelet count of 189,000 and she has leukocytosis with a white-blood cell count of 19,000. [targetedonc.com]

Myeloproliferative Disease

Leukocytosis is also found in patients with essential thrombocythemia (primary thrombocythemia). [medindia.net]

Mice developed a completely penetrant myeloproliferative syndrome characterized by leukocytosis with normal maturation of myeloid lineage cells; myeloid hyperplasia in bone [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] abnormal proliferation of all hematopoietic bone marrow elements and an absolute increase in red cell mass and total blood volume, associated frequently with splenomegaly, leukocytosis [icd9data.com]

Chorioamnionitis

This value exceeds the 80th percentile for normal leukocytosis in pregnancy. [clinicaladvisor.com]

[…] clinical criteria for chorioamnionitis found in preterm or term women include maternal fever combined with 2 or more findings of maternal tachycardia, fetal tachycardia, leukocytosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Thirteen days after the diagnosis of PPROM (28 weeks and four days) she developed chills, abdominal pain, sub febrile fever, tachycardia, leukocytosis and fetal tachycardia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Diverticular Abscess

An absolute neutrophilic leukocytosis and a shift to the left are noted on the CBC. [smartypance.com]

Patient History A 73 year-old female presented to the emergency room with a 5-day history of left lower quadrant pain, fever and leukocytosis. [veranmedical.com]

Abscess formation should be suspected when fever, leukocytosis, or both persist despite an adequate trial of appropriate antibiotics. [aafp.org]

Adult-Onset Still Disease

Salmon-colored and usually on the trunk – Leukocytosis: Present in 72-91%. PMN predominant. – Arthralgias: With or without synovitis. Occurs in 72-95% of patients. [utswim.wordpress.com]

[…] systemic inflammatory disease which presents with cardinal symptoms of spiking fever, arthralgia, and characteristic non pruritic evanescent salmon pink rash and neutrophilic leukocytosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

AOSD) is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by high-fevers, articular involvement, maculopapular rash, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and a neutrophilic leukocytosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Peritonitis

Abstract Five patients receiving penicillin V potassium or a cephalosporin antibiotic for 18 hours to 22 days developed fever, marked leukocytosis, and signs and symptoms [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 32-year-old woman with acute pelvic pain and leukocytosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] appearance of the patient (the mask of Hippocrates), rapid shallow breathing, the indifference to the surrounding or euphoria, cold sweat, icteric staining of the sclera, leukocytosis [lecheniebolezni.com]

Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

In both children and adults the clinical picture includes arthritis, fever, fatigue, rash, leukocytosis, adenopathy, and hepatosplenomegaly. [medscape.com]

Blood cell count for improvement in leukocytosis and thrombocytosis. [clinicaladvisor.com]

On the basis of this diagnosis, the patient began receiving prednisone, 20 mg twice daily; joint inflammation, fatigue, fever, anemia, leukocytosis, and thrombocytosis rapidly [medscape.com]

Subphrenic Abscess

Blood tests (including CBC with white blood cell differential, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) show a leukocytosis and the patient may be anemic. [diagnose-me.com]

Leukocytosis is present. [atsu.edu]

In blood leukocytosis, accelerated ESR. [survinat.com]

Sweet Syndrome

Sweet, contemporary Brit. physician] A febrile illness with raised painful plaques on the limbs, face, and neck; neutrophilic leukocytosis; and dense neutrophilic infiltrates [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

[…] disease characterized by dark-red and slowly growing painful papules and plaques particularly on the face and the extremities accompanied by high fever and neutrophilic leukocytosis [dermis.net]

Both diagnoses are characterized by an acute onset of fever, leukocytosis, and tender, erythematous infiltrated plaques. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Small Bowel Obstruction

The abdominal tube drained a small amount of serous fluid, while blood tests revealed a mild leukocytosis and a slight decrease of the hemoglobin. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CONCLUSION: The combination of two or more clinical parameters, including intractable continuous abdominal pain, tachycardia, leukocytosis, and abdominal distention with the [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Leukocytosis (P = 0.304) and acidosis (P = 0.151) were not significantly associated with ischemia or ischemic perforation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Polycythemia Vera

[…] the leukocytosis. [onclive.com]

During multivariable analysis, leukocytosis ⩾15 × 10 9 /l, palpable splenomegaly and ⩾grade 1 BM reticulin fibrosis remained significant. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Usually, the presence of splenomegaly or leukocytosis or thrombocytosis establishes the diagnosis. [jhu.pure.elsevier.com]

Subcutaneous Abscess

Complementary exams showed leukocytosis. Septic arthritis and bacteraemia was suspected and administration of antibiotic was started after blood culture. [clinmedjournals.org]

[…] immunocompromised states from diabetes, AIDS, asplenia, or blood dyscrasias; recurrent cases of abscess and cellulitis; and systemic signs and symptoms of infection such as fever or leukocytosis [emedicine.medscape.com]

Complementary tests showed leukocytosis and trombocitopenia, liver and canalicular enzymes were above normal limits. HBV, HCV and HIV serologies were negatives. [clinmedjournals.org]

Leukemoid Reaction

Leukocytosis, unspecified, leukocytosis (diagnosis), leukocytosis, Leucocytosis NOS, Leukocytosis, Leukocytosis NOS, Leukocytosis [Disease/Finding], leucocytosis, leukocytoses [fpnotebook.com]

o Neutrophilic leukocytosis is commonly seen in infection, stress, smoking, pregnancy, and following exercise. [errolozdalga.com]

Leukocytosis Leukocytosis : Leukemoid Reactions A leukemoid reaction is a reactive neutrophilia that occurs in response to an infection, inflammatory process, or malignancy [tcd.ie]

Leukostasis

A more recent article on leukocytosis is available. [aafp.org]

o Neutrophilic leukocytosis is commonly seen in infection, stress, smoking, pregnancy, and following exercise. [errolozdalga.com]

This leukocytosis, which was much more pronounced than any of the reported cases of HCL with leukocytosis, was associated with leukostasis in the cerebral vasculature and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic Phase of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Ten months later, he presented with fevers and leukocytosis (WBC, 109.7 × 10 9 /L), with >20% blasts. [bloodjournal.org]

[…] and hypercellular marrow Peripheral blood leukocytosis Granulocytes at all stages of maturation Two peaks: segmented neutrophils and myelocytes Basophilia Eosinophilia (frequent [surgpathcriteria.stanford.edu]

Important diagnostic features are severe leukocytosis (up to > 500,000/μl ), basophilia, and extreme splenomegaly. [amboss.com]

Metal Fume Fever

[…] findings Several hours after exposure, cough, dry throat, tightness in chest, chills and fever, then sweating, weakness, nausea, myalgia, upper respiratory tract irritation, leukocytosis [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

The MFF is characterized by fever, cough, sputing, wheezing, chest tightness, fatique, chills, fever, myalgias, cough, dyspnea, leukocytosis with a left shift, thirst, metallic [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Leukocytosis and an increase in band cell forms were noted in 21 and 20 of 24 workers, respectively. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Familial Myelofibrosis

A correlation between leukocytosis and risk of acute leukemia has been recently reported in patients with PV. 24 These data indicate that PV patients with leukocytosis are [bloodjournal.org]

Leukocytosis, anemia, thrombocytopenia, tear drop cells, nucleated RBCs, and myeloblasts were observed in both complete blood cell counts and peripheral blood smears. [koreamed.org]

In conclusion, leukocytosis at diagnosis of PV is a risk factor for evolution in post-PV MF. [bloodjournal.org]

Phlegmon

[…] phlegmon had a higher incidence of severe pancreatitis as defined by Ranson's criteria, presence of an abdominal mass, as well as a longer duration of fever, abdominal pain and leukocytosis [uthscsa.influuent.utsystem.edu]

Elevation of the tongue, difficulty in eating and swallowing, edema of the glottis, fever, rapid breathing, and moderate leukocytosis are the most common symptoms. 3, record [btb.termiumplus.gc.ca]

[…] here is also called Ludwig’s angina) dental pain fatigue ear pain confusion swelling of tongue and neck difficulty breathing Pancreas fever increase in white blood cells (leukocytosis [healthline.com]

Toxic Megacolon

Presented is a middle-aged male who developed a fulminant case of antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis characterized by leukocytosis, hypoalbuminemia, ascites, and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 72-year-old woman without significant medical history was admitted with abdominal pain, high fever, leukocytosis, bloody diarrhea and marked dilation of the transverse, [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] tachycardia, fatigue, dehydration, ↓ bowel sounds, tympany, rebound tenderness, hypotension Contributing factors Laxatives, opiate use, anticholinergics, hypopotassemia Lab Leukocytosis [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Liver Abscess

Laboratory data revealed leukocytosis with neutrophilia and pain located in the mentioned locations at physical examination. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Investigations indicated a septic process with neutrophil leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, and raised inflammatory markers with acute kidney injury. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Most patients had leukocytosis (86.7%), elevated ESR (85.8%) and elevated alkaline phosphatase (72.3%). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Essential Thrombocythemia

leukocytosis. [scilit.net]

Vascular events were significantly more common in the patients with leukocytosis (leukocyte count >10 x [10.sup.9] [L.sup.-1]) than in those without leukocytosis (leukocyte [go.gale.com]

[…] with leukocytosis (24%, 54/224), the patients with low thrombocytosis (27%, 71/266), and the patients with both low thrombocytosis and leukocytosis (34%, 20/59). [ashpublications.org]