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Is Segmenters Level Of 0.66 A Cause For Concern?
Question: Hi i took cbc test and everything came out normal except for my segmenters (0.66)..i have herpes..and i need to pass the medical..i dont want them to know that i have this since im taking medications anyway..will my segmenters go lower to the nornal range if i continue taking medicines or will this be oermanently high whether or not i take the meds?will i be able to pass rhe medical or will the doctor have me do another test?
Brief Answer:
Your differential neutrophil count is normal
Detailed Answer:
hello. thank you for writing to us.
I am Dr. kakkar (dermatologist). I have gone through your query and I have noted your concern.
Differential neutrophil count is considered to be normal if they constitute between 45%-70% of the total wbc's. Your differential count of 66% segmented wbc's (Neutrophils) is within limits of normalcy. Therefore they don't have a reason to suspect herpes unless they have a specific test for herpes included in the testing protocol.
Regards
Your differential neutrophil count is normal
Detailed Answer:
hello. thank you for writing to us.
I am Dr. kakkar (dermatologist). I have gone through your query and I have noted your concern.
Differential neutrophil count is considered to be normal if they constitute between 45%-70% of the total wbc's. Your differential count of 66% segmented wbc's (Neutrophils) is within limits of normalcy. Therefore they don't have a reason to suspect herpes unless they have a specific test for herpes included in the testing protocol.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi Doc, the normal values of segmenters on the lab i got tested at was 0.40 to 0.66..will it be questioned by the patbologist?will he give me the clearance even if i was out of the range?also,my urine test had 8-12 rbc, reaction-6.0 to acidic..epithelial-moderate,mucus-few..are these ok?were these cause by the herpes virus?all other are almoset perfectly normal except for the abovementioned..sorry..im really quite paranoid about this..i couldnt sleep
Brief Answer:
Your differential neutrophil count is quite normal
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Still your differential neutrophil count of 66% is at the upper limit of normal. However, most labs have a standard range of 0.45%- 0.70% neutrophils. I would suggest an 'absolute neutrophil count' in order to determine if the circulating is exactly raised or not.
Moreover genital herpes is a local disease and usually does not alter circulating neutrophil counts unless it is a severe first episode of genital herpes (Primary epsiode) and is accompanied by systemic symptoms like fever etc. Also neutrophils can become raised in a number of other disease states too.
Your urine routine is quite Ok except a few rbc. This could have been due to recent episode of herpes that is healing or current active herpes.
I don't think your CBC would make them suspicious of genital herpes. It is in fact normal. So relax and all the best.
Regards
Your differential neutrophil count is quite normal
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Still your differential neutrophil count of 66% is at the upper limit of normal. However, most labs have a standard range of 0.45%- 0.70% neutrophils. I would suggest an 'absolute neutrophil count' in order to determine if the circulating is exactly raised or not.
Moreover genital herpes is a local disease and usually does not alter circulating neutrophil counts unless it is a severe first episode of genital herpes (Primary epsiode) and is accompanied by systemic symptoms like fever etc. Also neutrophils can become raised in a number of other disease states too.
Your urine routine is quite Ok except a few rbc. This could have been due to recent episode of herpes that is healing or current active herpes.
I don't think your CBC would make them suspicious of genital herpes. It is in fact normal. So relax and all the best.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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