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What Causes Raised Monocyte Absolute Count?

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Posted on Tue, 21 Apr 2015
Question: what causes my monocyte absolute to be over twice as high as it should be and all the other levels in my body are good?
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Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (25 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
4 causes

Detailed Answer:
Hi
I am Dr Mittal.
I have read your query.
The 4 common causes of raised monocytes is-
1. infection especially viral infection
2. any cause of inflammation like arthritis or diabetes etc.
3. stress
4. organ necrosis or organ damage due to loss/reduction of blood supply to an organ.
Since I dont have any clinical data from the query, I can give you only this general information.
I hope it helps you.
Best of luck
Dr Mittal
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What Causes Raised Monocyte Absolute Count?

Brief Answer: 4 causes Detailed Answer: Hi I am Dr Mittal. I have read your query. The 4 common causes of raised monocytes is- 1. infection especially viral infection 2. any cause of inflammation like arthritis or diabetes etc. 3. stress 4. organ necrosis or organ damage due to loss/reduction of blood supply to an organ. Since I dont have any clinical data from the query, I can give you only this general information. I hope it helps you. Best of luck Dr Mittal