What Causes Drop In Absolute Neutrophil And Lymphocyte Counts?

Posted on Fri, 13 Feb 2015

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Question : 2.7 k/cu mm absolute neutrophil and absolute lymphocytes of 2.2 k/cu mm -- bothhave dropped in past year
from 4.0 and 2.4 respectively --
is this something I should be concerned about

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Absolutely nothing to worry about

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

both your neutrophils and your lymphocytes are absolutely normal in number. The normal neutrophils count may range from 1600 to 7500/microliter. The lymphocytes range from 900-3400/microliter. Their numbers are not stable on the same individual. They fluctuate depending on several factors including infections, stress, injuries, drugs, etc.

I hope you find my answer helpful!
If you still have questions about your white blood cells, please use your follow-up questions to ask.

Kind Regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar