What are the Symptoms and Signs of Leukocytosis?
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:
- Weight loss or poor appetite
- Bleeding or bruising
- Fatigue or lethargy
- Feeling of giddiness
- Tingling sensation in the arms, legs, or abdomen
- Trouble in breathing
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:
- Leukocytosis: Basics of Clinical Assessment - (https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/1101/p2053.html)
- Leukocytosis - An Overview - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11087187)
- What Is Leukocytosis? - (https://www.healthline.com/health/leukocytosis#treatment)
- Evaluation of Patients with Leukocytosis - (https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1201/p1004.html)
- Leukocytosis - All You Need to Know - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24750674)
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