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Suggest Treatment For Low White Blood Count.
I'm a 54 year old, 5'2", 152 lb generally healthy black female. I've had chronic hepatits b for over 20 years, and for the past 3 years have had a low white blood cell count? If anything, what treatments would you recommend to rid these negative issues, if you were my doctor?
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
Hi,
I went through your clinical history and after looking at your two predominant complaints, my opinions are as follow.
1. Hepatitis B, once acquired cannot be cured. You should always need to watch out for complications, commonly cirrhosis and hepatic cancer.
2. Your surrounding near and dear ones, with whom you could have accidental exposure should be vaccinated.
3. Chronic low WBC count could be medication related. Look at your medications, if any cause bone .arrow suppression.
4. If medications are not the cause, bone. Arrow aspiration and biopsy are essential for any diagnosis. Without identifying a cause treatment cannot be started.
5. Avoid exposure to anybody infected, as there is a risk of increased severity due to reduced immunity.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again .
I went through your clinical history and after looking at your two predominant complaints, my opinions are as follow.
1. Hepatitis B, once acquired cannot be cured. You should always need to watch out for complications, commonly cirrhosis and hepatic cancer.
2. Your surrounding near and dear ones, with whom you could have accidental exposure should be vaccinated.
3. Chronic low WBC count could be medication related. Look at your medications, if any cause bone .arrow suppression.
4. If medications are not the cause, bone. Arrow aspiration and biopsy are essential for any diagnosis. Without identifying a cause treatment cannot be started.
5. Avoid exposure to anybody infected, as there is a risk of increased severity due to reduced immunity.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again .
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