What Does This Blood Report Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 4 Oct 2017

Question: Hi,

My cousin made some blood tests and the following results are bad:

WBC 25.33. Normal (3.91---10.9)

NEUT% 78.6% Normal (41---70.7)

LYM% 12.2. Normal (19.1---47.9)

NEUT. 19.94 Normal (1.8---6.98)

MON. 2.09. Normal. (0.29---0.96)

I know that the reason can be an infection but no simptoms.

Can you let me know what can be the reason for such bad results?

Thank you

Answered by Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (34 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hello. Occult infection is the most likely explanation

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. I understand your concern. It will be little difficult to answer just a lab result without examining the patient. There can be several reasons for an elevated total wbc . Foremost is any infection which is not evident. Otherwise, any stress can also lead to transient rise in wbc as a defence mechanism. Lastly, it can be a spurious result also and a repeat test from a reputed lab is recommended.
Thanks and regards

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