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Which Specialist Deals With Leukocytosis?

My son went to emergency room, they told him his white blood cell was elevated and he had leukocytosis. We want to have his blood tested so we can rule out if it is leukemnia, what is the best kind of doctor to see for that. GP, internist, hematologist? thank you
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Leukocytosis does not always due to leukemia. There are many causes of leukocytosis such as infection, inflammation, allergy, auto-immune disorders, and leukemia. In most of the cases, cause is benign. There are five types of leukocytes, it makes sense that any of these cells could increase in number. The most common is neutrophilia (increase in neutrophil count) which is seen in infection. The next common is lyphocytosis (increase in lymphphocyte count) which is seen in chronic infections and leukemia. Eosinophils are increased in allergic conditions.
Advice
1.     Consult a hematologist for further management
2.     Investigations
a.     Complete blood count
b.     Peripheral blood smear examination
c.     ESR
d.     Hb%
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Which Specialist Deals With Leukocytosis?

Leukocytosis does not always due to leukemia. There are many causes of leukocytosis such as infection, inflammation, allergy, auto-immune disorders, and leukemia. In most of the cases, cause is benign. There are five types of leukocytes, it makes sense that any of these cells could increase in number. The most common is neutrophilia (increase in neutrophil count) which is seen in infection. The next common is lyphocytosis (increase in lymphphocyte count) which is seen in chronic infections and leukemia. Eosinophils are increased in allergic conditions. Advice 1. Consult a hematologist for further management 2. Investigations a. Complete blood count b. Peripheral blood smear examination c. ESR d. Hb% Thanks