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What are the Symptoms and Signs of Leukocytosis?

Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Dec 18, 2019


What are the Symptoms and Signs of Leukocytosis?

Symptoms of leukocytosis are basically due to the underlying disease, which results in an abnormal increase in WBC count.


The most common signs and symptoms associated with leukocytosis are:

Symptoms like weight loss, bleeding or bruising, and liver, spleen or lymph node enlargement could be an indication of an underlying bone marrow disorder like leukemia.(4)

References:

  1. Leukocytosis: Basics of Clinical Assessment - (https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/1101/p2053.html)
  2. Leukocytosis - An Overview - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11087187)
  3. What Is Leukocytosis? - (https://www.healthline.com/health/leukocytosis#treatment)
  4. Evaluation of Patients with Leukocytosis - (https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1201/p1004.html)
  5. Leukocytosis - All You Need to Know - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24750674)

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