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Recurrence Of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Done Blood Work. Do Not Have Cold Or Infection. Cause?
Question: Reccurance of Aggressive Adult NonHodgkins Lymphoma after 10+ YearsI am a 38 y/o Male Smoker x1 pack a day for 18 years. I was diagnosed in October/November 2001 with Aggressive High Grade Non Hodgkins Lymphoma that went into spontaneous remission and has not returned. I had a complete workup on my blood during a physical yesterday that had a WBC of 28.8. I do not have a cold or the flu or any other infection that I know of. What could be causing this? Could this be a recurrance?
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
A WBC (White blood cell) count of 28,800 is very high and can’t be due to infections. The most probable cause for such a rise could be the recurrence of the lymphoma you had in past.
Do get the Differential Leukocyte count (DLC) which can further provide information which can help to arrive at a possible diagnosis.
Hope, I answered your query.
Please do let me know if there are any other concerns.
Regards,
Thanks for your query.
A WBC (White blood cell) count of 28,800 is very high and can’t be due to infections. The most probable cause for such a rise could be the recurrence of the lymphoma you had in past.
Do get the Differential Leukocyte count (DLC) which can further provide information which can help to arrive at a possible diagnosis.
Hope, I answered your query.
Please do let me know if there are any other concerns.
Regards,
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