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What Causes The Rise In TLC Levels Even After Kidney Removal?

My father is 65 years old. He has been operated for staghorn stone (55mm) on 11 july. But his tlc and fever hasnot decreased and it goes up to 23000. On 2nd september Dr operated him and removed his kidney due to infection. After that his tlc come down to 11000. During this period has been injected high dose of sudopen. But again it incresing from last 3 days and now it is 13000.. what to do.. pls suggest.
Fri, 11 Sep 2015
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Hello
Thanks for query .
Your father has undergone surgery for stag-horn calculus and subsequently developed infection which was manifested by high grade fever and raised WBC count which were not controlled even by taking higher antibiotics for long period hence surgeon has to remove his Kidney (Nephrectomy) .

Please get his routine urine test and urine culture done to find out the organisms causing this infection and antibiotics to which they are sensitive to so that he can be given appropriate antibiotics to contrl his infection and WBC count to come down to normal .

Since the focus of infection (Infected Kidney)has been eliminated from his body and his WBC count is showing downward trend there is nothing to be worried about He will most likely be normal within 2 weeks .

Dr.Patil.
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What Causes The Rise In TLC Levels Even After Kidney Removal?

Hello Thanks for query . Your father has undergone surgery for stag-horn calculus and subsequently developed infection which was manifested by high grade fever and raised WBC count which were not controlled even by taking higher antibiotics for long period hence surgeon has to remove his Kidney (Nephrectomy) . Please get his routine urine test and urine culture done to find out the organisms causing this infection and antibiotics to which they are sensitive to so that he can be given appropriate antibiotics to contrl his infection and WBC count to come down to normal . Since the focus of infection (Infected Kidney)has been eliminated from his body and his WBC count is showing downward trend there is nothing to be worried about He will most likely be normal within 2 weeks . Dr.Patil.