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What Causes Low Lymphocyte Count?

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Posted on Mon, 4 Sep 2017
Question: A patient has low lymphobytes. absolute, cd3. cd4. cd8,all show low. What are the possibilities
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (50 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Lymphocytes

Detailed Answer:
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Lymphocytopenia is an abnormally low number of lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) in the blood. Many disorders can decrease the number of lymphocytes in the blood, but viral infections l
and undernutrition are the most common.

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What Causes Low Lymphocyte Count?

Brief Answer: Lymphocytes Detailed Answer: Hello and thank you for asking Lymphocytopenia is an abnormally low number of lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) in the blood. Many disorders can decrease the number of lymphocytes in the blood, but viral infections l and undernutrition are the most common. Regards