Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Pathology
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Hello doctor,
I am concerned because I have had a low WBC since after I had my son three years back. A year later, my WBC decreased to 4 and since then has continued to decrease but now I have a low granulocyte count of 1.7 which I have not had before. It is now 3.5 from recent CBC. My last draw was a year ago and it was 4.0. I have been as low as 3.6 in the past. I am a highly stressed person since after the birth of my son. I have been in school for my BSN and MSN and I am wondering this could be related to stress. My H+H is within normal limits with only a slight decrease in my HCT of 28.1. At the time of my CBC I was menstruating so I am attributing the low HCT to menstruation. The only symptom I have is fatigue. Otherwise, my PLT, RBC, HGB and other cell line are fine. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Previously I have had anxiety and leukopenia.
Hello,
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According to the provided history, you are having low WBC count along with normal hemoglobin, platelet, and other values. But your WBC count is not much low and so not much alarming. Viral infection, hepatitis B, HIV, autoimmune disorder like SLE, enteric fever are some causes. According to examination, further workup can be planned according to need. But I need to check your differential WBC count and for that peripheral smear, examination report will be best. So provide your peripheral smear examination report to check it. Take care.
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