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9 Months Old Girl. Wbc Count 28500, Neutrophils 69 And

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Posted on Sat, 22 Jun 2019
Question: 9 months old girl. wbc count 28500, neutrophils 69 and crp 23.
high fever at times till paracetamol is given. wbc count now reduced to 11000 after 4 days
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Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (55 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Just wait and watch.

Detailed Answer:
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A blood count of 25,000 is acceptable in a infant (child below 1 yr age). Whether 28,500 is to be considered significant depends upon the clinical picture. However, since CRP Ais raised it would have been preferable to have antibiotics started. As of now, assuming that antibiotics have not been started, I would insist you to wait and watch, especially because the blood count has started coming down. Antibiotics need not be started unless there is clinical worsening. Give paracetamol if there is fever.

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9 Months Old Girl. Wbc Count 28500, Neutrophils 69 And

Brief Answer: Just wait and watch. Detailed Answer: Thanks for using the Ask a Doctor service. A blood count of 25,000 is acceptable in a infant (child below 1 yr age). Whether 28,500 is to be considered significant depends upon the clinical picture. However, since CRP Ais raised it would have been preferable to have antibiotics started. As of now, assuming that antibiotics have not been started, I would insist you to wait and watch, especially because the blood count has started coming down. Antibiotics need not be started unless there is clinical worsening. Give paracetamol if there is fever. Regards