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What Does Presence Of WBC In Stool Sample Indicate?
Question: IS 2-4 HPF WBC normal in a stool sample? What about growth of commensal flora observed. Patient suffers from chronic abdominal bloating
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Dear XXXXXXX
Greetings from health care magic!!! I am Dr Thakker and shall be answering your question.
leucocytes /WBC are not normally present in the stool. your fecal leucocyte count of 2 to 4 per HPF mean mild inflammation present.
This can be secondary to:
1) Shigellosis
2) Salmonella infection
3) Amoebiasis
4) Inflammatory bowel disease like Crohns disease/ Ulcerative colitis.
We need to know more details about your stool report, if it has any bacteria/ ova/ parasites . Stool culture is next step for confirmation of the bacterial infection and identifying the organism accurately.
I hope this helps you out. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to write back to me.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Thakker.
Please read the reply
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Greetings from health care magic!!! I am Dr Thakker and shall be answering your question.
leucocytes /WBC are not normally present in the stool. your fecal leucocyte count of 2 to 4 per HPF mean mild inflammation present.
This can be secondary to:
1) Shigellosis
2) Salmonella infection
3) Amoebiasis
4) Inflammatory bowel disease like Crohns disease/ Ulcerative colitis.
We need to know more details about your stool report, if it has any bacteria/ ova/ parasites . Stool culture is next step for confirmation of the bacterial infection and identifying the organism accurately.
I hope this helps you out. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to write back to me.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Thakker.
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