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Fever Where Blood Work Shows Low WBC, Neutrophils. Recovered Of Prostrate Cancer, Diabetic. Any Ideas ?
My cousin who is 62yrs old is recovering from prostate cancer following a trans urethral resection, type 2 diabetes that went haywire after tur, such as bsl 14-16 but has been managed very well with diet & exercise, he is 6foot 4 lean & fit, 4wks ago he was bitten by a tick in south west Queensland , fully removed & no obvious complications until 10 days later where he was in Port Douglas for a friends wedding when feeling very unwell , went to a friends G.P. in Cairns who did a FBC & was found to have very few white cells & no neutrophils & hospitalized ASAP where he remains & going backwards fast ,rapid weight loss due to poor swallowing to the extent of possible IG tube on Monday, he has had numerous high fevers with blood taken during the fever that has been showing only low wcc & no neutrophils. He has been seen by numerous physicians but has not been told " my you are the mystery man " , not helpful !! I hope someone can point me in the direction to aid recovery, Thankyou AAAAA
Wed, 17 Jul 2013
hello user,
As per history, the patient had recovered from prostate cancer, that would infer that he had also been treated by using chemotherapeutic agents, or radiation (not mentioned in your history).
These anti-neoplastic agents causes severe reduction in bone marrow function, which had lead to the low WBC count and neutrophil !
He is hereby advised to refer to a nearby haematologist/physician to start some hematopoitic drug course, which will improve the blood counts.
hope my info helped you
regards,
Dr Hari Om Chandrakar
MBBS
As per history, the patient had recovered from prostate cancer, that would infer that he had also been treated by using chemotherapeutic agents, or radiation (not mentioned in your history).
These anti-neoplastic agents causes severe reduction in bone marrow function, which had lead to the low WBC count and neutrophil !
He is hereby advised to refer to a nearby haematologist/physician to start some hematopoitic drug course, which will improve the blood counts.
hope my info helped you
regards,
Dr Hari Om Chandrakar
MBBS
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