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Can Cold Cause Increase In Wbc And Neutrophil Count?
Hi. I am 45 years old 178cm high 88kgs. Ive been diagnosed with NHL 2 months ago and have have 5 RCHOPs treatments 3 weeks apart. I had a blood test 2 days proir to my last R-Chop and noticed my WBC was at 10.1 and my Neuts were at 8.1 which I think is high. I had a slight chesty cold at the time but would that make the levels increase to that level?
Mon, 14 Jul 2014
yes ofcourse it can be increased. you have wbc count 10.1 is not to high. many person has normal count up to 11. but neutrophil count is some what higher. mild infection can cause this. so its not the big deal. take regular treatment of your NHL. if needed doctor will prescribe you a course of antibiotics if infection persist. but right now it no need to worry.
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