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LEUCOCYTOSIS [>12x109/l] |
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neutrophil leucocytosis (neutrophilia >7.5x109/l): |
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infection: |
any localised or generalised acute bacterial infection |
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inflammation / necrosis: |
myocardial infarction or ischaemia trauma vasculitis |
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myeloproliferative disorders: |
polycythaemia rubra vera myelofibrosis chronic granulocytic (myelomonocytic) leukaemia |
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metabolic: |
uraemia / acidosis gout eclampsia |
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malignancy: |
any other malignancy |
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drugs: |
steroids |
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blood loss: |
acute haemorrhage or haemolysis |
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lymphocytosis: |
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acute viral infection (usually associated with neutropaenia): |
rubella pertussis mumps infectious mononucleosis most other acute viral illnesses |
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chronic viral infection: |
hepatitis B and C |
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bacterial infections: |
tuberculosis brucellosis (with neutropaenia)syphilis whooping cough acute bacterial infections in infants |
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other causes: |
thyrotoxicosis autoimmune disorders lymphoma with 'overspill' lymphocytic leukaemias |
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