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What Do High White Blood Cell Count Indicate?
Question: I went to the doctor a week ago and my white blood cell were high. I feel healthy and in the last 12 year I have not had so much as a cold.
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Detailed Answer:
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High WBC count usually occurs in response to a bacterial infection. Sometimes these infections like a urinary tract infection may occur without symptoms. Another condition in which high WBC count occurs is in a Myeloproliferative disease where the bone marrow is over producing cells. Leukemia is one such condition and needs to be excluded if infection is excluded.
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High WBC count usually occurs in response to a bacterial infection. Sometimes these infections like a urinary tract infection may occur without symptoms. Another condition in which high WBC count occurs is in a Myeloproliferative disease where the bone marrow is over producing cells. Leukemia is one such condition and needs to be excluded if infection is excluded.
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