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What Causes A High WBC Count?

Hi, My son is 14 months old, 10 days earlier he was having cold, cough and fever....we went to doctor and doctor gave him Claritin...and on the same day doctor gave him MMR vaccine also.... 5 days after vaccination he got very high fever (103-104) ...and it last for nearly 5 days.....as on 4th day doctor advised us to admit our son and kept him on IVF as his food and liquid intake was going down gradually.......yesterday we got his blood test reports and his WBC count was very high near to 20,000. doctor gave him some antibiotics through IVF...........and today he is feeling better.......no fever.....started eating little bit. What may be the cause for WBC high count?
Mon, 21 Jul 2014
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Hai im Dr.Subramanian
Welcome to HCM

Your son is undergoing an acute infection. Usually in infection and occult sepsis Wbc counts will be high.

White blood cells are also called as fighter cells, it will be elevated in case of infection in order to fight against the foreign organisms.

Anyways you dont have to worry much about the high wbc.

He has responded to your docs intravenous medication.complete the course of antibiotics.
He will be fine soon.
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What Causes A High WBC Count?

Hai im Dr.Subramanian Welcome to HCM Your son is undergoing an acute infection. Usually in infection and occult sepsis Wbc counts will be high. White blood cells are also called as fighter cells, it will be elevated in case of infection in order to fight against the foreign organisms. Anyways you dont have to worry much about the high wbc. He has responded to your docs intravenous medication.complete the course of antibiotics. He will be fine soon.