Impact of single-dose systemic glucocorticoids on blood leukocytes in hospitalized adults

BACKGROUND: Glucocorticoids (GCs) may cause leukocytosis through several mechanisms. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of a single-GCs dose on total white blood cell (WBC) count, absolute neutrophil count (ANC), and absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) in hospitalized adults without b...

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Main Authors: Samah Alshehri, Khalid Eljaaly, Mohannad Alshibani, Michael Katz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Hematology
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Online Access:http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2020;volume=11;issue=3;spage=116;epage=121;aulast=Alshehri