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What Causes Elevated RBC And WBC Counts?
Question: Does high white and red blood cell count in bone marrow always mean it could be cancer?
Brief Answer:
It depends on how high the counts are.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX, depends on how high the counts are.
After a surgery, blood loss, or severe infection there can be a temporary increase in Bone marrow activity to produce extra cells. This is temporary and a compensatory phenomenon, that will revert back to normal when the levels are corrected.
Please let me know what count levels you are talking about so that I can advise correctly.
Regards
It depends on how high the counts are.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX, depends on how high the counts are.
After a surgery, blood loss, or severe infection there can be a temporary increase in Bone marrow activity to produce extra cells. This is temporary and a compensatory phenomenon, that will revert back to normal when the levels are corrected.
Please let me know what count levels you are talking about so that I can advise correctly.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Ive never had surger, or blood loss, but i have been getting bladder infections more often than normal. I was even born with a bladder infection.
I was in the hospital for stroke like sym on Saturday. My lab results were.
White blood count 13.1 flaged as H units x10^3ul
Red Blood Count 4.28 didnt flag units x10^6/ul but I was told bone marrow in my neck was high in red blood cells.
I have to go see an oncologist this week I'm just wanting to be better prepaired with some answers. y
I was in the hospital for stroke like sym on Saturday. My lab results were.
White blood count 13.1 flaged as H units x10^3ul
Red Blood Count 4.28 didnt flag units x10^6/ul but I was told bone marrow in my neck was high in red blood cells.
I have to go see an oncologist this week I'm just wanting to be better prepaired with some answers. y
Brief Answer:
Dear XXXX, A white cell count of 13100 is not very high (normal up to 1000
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX, A white cell count of 13100 is not very high (normal up to 10000), and an RBC count of 4.28 is normal. This level of white cell count does indicate an infection but not blood cancer. Recurrent urine infection may be due to constriction or stricture of urethra (the narrow tube that connects bladder to outside), or a thickened bladder wall more likely the former since you say you were even born with urine infection. Was a Bone marrow test done? Normally it is done from a flat bone (sternum or pelvic bone). And in any case a high count in bone marrow will reflect in the peripheral blood. Please forward the lab reports to me so that I can interpret it better. Waiting for further inputs from you. Regards.
Dear XXXX, A white cell count of 13100 is not very high (normal up to 1000
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX, A white cell count of 13100 is not very high (normal up to 10000), and an RBC count of 4.28 is normal. This level of white cell count does indicate an infection but not blood cancer. Recurrent urine infection may be due to constriction or stricture of urethra (the narrow tube that connects bladder to outside), or a thickened bladder wall more likely the former since you say you were even born with urine infection. Was a Bone marrow test done? Normally it is done from a flat bone (sternum or pelvic bone). And in any case a high count in bone marrow will reflect in the peripheral blood. Please forward the lab reports to me so that I can interpret it better. Waiting for further inputs from you. Regards.
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Dr. Yogesh D
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