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What Causes High WBC Count Along With Fever?

My granddaughter just went in for daycare physical, her blood work came back with extreme white blood count of 90,000. She fever, she is 2 and half, she weighs 32 lbs and is 3foot 1inch. she is a very picky eater and does not eat veggies so we let her drink V8 veggie juice and loves fresh and can fruit natural juices. Also not a big meat eater or eggs. Has allgeries and can flare asthma but usually a week with breathing treatments and back to normal, high pollen counts we are not going out much. Doctor has said come back next week do another count and if still high go to specialist? Any thoughts??
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
WBC count of 90000 is very very high.
It is seem mostly with leukemia (blood cancer) and leukemoid reaction.
Leukemoid reaction is exaggerated response of body to an infection.
So get done repeat blood count after 1 week. If it is decreasing then no need to worry leukemia.
But if counts are increasing or remains 90000 then consult cancer specialist for bone marrow biopsy and diagnosis.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your granddaughter. Thanks.
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What Causes High WBC Count Along With Fever?

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. WBC count of 90000 is very very high. It is seem mostly with leukemia (blood cancer) and leukemoid reaction. Leukemoid reaction is exaggerated response of body to an infection. So get done repeat blood count after 1 week. If it is decreasing then no need to worry leukemia. But if counts are increasing or remains 90000 then consult cancer specialist for bone marrow biopsy and diagnosis. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your granddaughter. Thanks.