What could be the reason for my son's increase in white blood cells and fever?
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
My child had adenoids as per X-ray and sleeps with his mouth open. A few days back, he had a fever and cold, which continued for ten days. In the blood report, the WBC count was 27010 cells per microliter, and the platelet count was 121000 platelets per microliter. Again after five days he had a runny nose. The blood test showed platelet count had increased to 177000 platelets per microliter, but the WBC count was still high at 29800 cells per microliter. There is no fever as yet. On further tests, it came out that vitamin D was low at 11.58 ng/mL. What is the reason for the higher WBC count? Kindly help.
Hello,
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I understand your concern.
Having adenoids on an X-ray is normal. They usually start shrinking at the age of 7 years or more. For the high WBC (white blood cell) count, I reviewed your reports (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity); I would suggest getting a bone marrow examination done to rule out the possibility of leukemia and other bone marrow disorders. Even though the platelet count is improving, his white blood cell count is increasing, which is not good.
I hope this helps.
Thank you.
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