Understanding White Blood Cell Disorders: Causes of Leukocytosis, Leukopenia, and Other Abnormalities
Leukocytosis Neutrophilia Neutrophils > 7000/cmm Causes 1 Bacterial Infection 2 Some Viral Infection Chicken Pox Herpes Simplex 3 Acute inflammations 4 Myocardial Infarction 5 Burns 6 Some Drugs Epinephrine Cortisol Prednisone Eosinophilia Eosinophils > 400/cmm Causes 1 Tumor 2 Allergy 3 Infections 4 Malignancy 5 Skin Disorder 6 GIT Disorder 7 Hyper eosinophilic 8 Syndrome 9 Parasitic and Fungal 10 Disease 11 Endocrine 12 Autoimmune Disease Basophilia Basophils > 100/cmm Causes 1 Myeloproliferative 2 Neoplasm 3 Carcinoma 4 Lymphoma 5 Allergy 6 Inflam...