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MONOCYTOSIS |
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infection: |
tuberculosis brucellosis infective endocarditis malaria trypanosomiasis rickettsial infections viral infections, especially in children visceral leishmaniasis convalescence from various acute infections |
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other inflammatory conditions: |
inflammatory bowel disease sarcoidosis collagen vascular diseases, eg. rheumatoid arthritis, SLE |
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malignant disease: |
Hodgkin's disease acute myelomonocytic and monocytic leukaemia (M4 & M5)myelodysplastic syndrome type 5 (chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia) |
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