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Is It Possible To Have Normal White Blood Cell Count When Suffering From Lyme Disease?
Question: If you have Lyme disease , can you still have a normal white blood cell count? And if you are on antiboitcs, for a sinus infection and you take the l Lyme disease test, will the antibotics interfere with results?
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Brief Answer:
Antibiotics cannot interfere with results!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about the concerns you have about lyme's disease and all the inconveniences this has caused you. I will provide answers to your questions below!
1. White blood cell count is rarely affected in patients with lyme's disease. Blood cell counts has no typical findings and this is why it is not one os the tests recommended in testing for this disease(Lyme's) condition. However, most patients with lyme disease would have a normal white blood cell count.
2. Tests for Lyme's disease look for antibodies. Antibiotics cannot interfere with this test as antibiotics have no impact/effects on antibodies. This is to say, antibiotics cannot alter the outcome of a test for lyme disease. Feel free to get tested even when on antibiotics as the results would remain unaffected.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
Antibiotics cannot interfere with results!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about the concerns you have about lyme's disease and all the inconveniences this has caused you. I will provide answers to your questions below!
1. White blood cell count is rarely affected in patients with lyme's disease. Blood cell counts has no typical findings and this is why it is not one os the tests recommended in testing for this disease(Lyme's) condition. However, most patients with lyme disease would have a normal white blood cell count.
2. Tests for Lyme's disease look for antibodies. Antibiotics cannot interfere with this test as antibiotics have no impact/effects on antibodies. This is to say, antibiotics cannot alter the outcome of a test for lyme disease. Feel free to get tested even when on antibiotics as the results would remain unaffected.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
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