
What Causes High Platelet Count And High White Cell Count?

It is not leukemia
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I am Dr. Jyothi BL and I would like to answer your query.
High white cell count is usually secondary to infection. However to rule out leukemia, differential count and a peripheral smear study needs to be done.
If you can attach both the reports, or tell me reports in detail I might be able to help you.
Based on the above reports, I can say the possibility of leukemia diagnosis is nil. White cell count will be in at-least around a lakh in leukemia.
The high white cell count could be due tooth extraction and inflammation due to it. Now, maybe associated rash or bronchitis (asymptomatic infection) could be a reason for the increased white cell count
Platelet increase occurs during hemorrhage. Tooth extraction procedure could have increased the counts, which has come back to normal now.
Leukemia, I usually think at this age is chronic myeloid leukemia and chronic lymphoid leukemia. You have none of these findings in your data given. I would say, there is no leukemia based on above reports.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
Dr. Jyothi BL

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