Significance of extreme leukocytosis in evaluation of febrile children aged 3-36 months: A single center experience

Background: Emergency department evaluation of young febrile children often includes measurement of white blood cell (WBC) count. Although a high WBC count is associated with an increased likelihood of infection, the clinical significance of extreme leukocytosis (EL) (a WBC count of ≥25,000/mm 3 ),...

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Main Authors: Sadek H Ghani, Rabab H Baaker, Nabeeha N Akram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Iraqi Journal of Hematology
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Online Access:http://www.ijhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2072-8069;year=2016;volume=5;issue=2;spage=167;epage=172;aulast=Ghani