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Can Pneumonia Cause Low White Blood Cell Count?

Hi. Can pnuemonia cause low white cell count? The count continued to decrease at every check. My sister-in-law had a stem cell transplant in February for aplastic lymphona (bone marrow if I don t have the right name)--she got a small amount of pnuemonia a week ago and was in the hospital for a few days. Could this mean she s may be in trouble again? Doctor wants her to have transfusions every month now until back up.
Thu, 11 Jan 2018
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While it is true that pneumonia can cause low blood cell counts, it could also be something more sinister like a failing graft. Although a graft failure is more common in the first 60 days. Low counts could also be a side-effect of drugs/immunosuppressives, but I would presume that she will be on tapering doses of immunosuppressives if it was a Matched sibling graft and there were no major consequences. To comment more effectively, I will need a bit more details.
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Can Pneumonia Cause Low White Blood Cell Count?

While it is true that pneumonia can cause low blood cell counts, it could also be something more sinister like a failing graft. Although a graft failure is more common in the first 60 days. Low counts could also be a side-effect of drugs/immunosuppressives, but I would presume that she will be on tapering doses of immunosuppressives if it was a Matched sibling graft and there were no major consequences. To comment more effectively, I will need a bit more details.