Hyperleukocytosis in a neonate: A diagnostic dilemma

A preterm baby presented with lethargy and tachypnea. Blood counts revealed hyperleukocytosis. Peripheral smear and bone marrow examination were not suggestive of leukemia. The baby was treated for sepsis. The baby recovered and WBC counts gradually reduced. Hyperleukocytosis was presumed to be a pa...

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Autores principales: Sushanth, Avabratha, K. Shreedhara, Tauro, Kiran Joseph, Shwethadri, G. K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3009440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21206714
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-5851.73596
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author Sushanth,
Avabratha, K. Shreedhara
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Shwethadri, G. K.
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description A preterm baby presented with lethargy and tachypnea. Blood counts revealed hyperleukocytosis. Peripheral smear and bone marrow examination were not suggestive of leukemia. The baby was treated for sepsis. The baby recovered and WBC counts gradually reduced. Hyperleukocytosis was presumed to be a part of leukemoid reaction secondary to sepsis. The diagnostic possibilities with a review of literature are also presented.
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spelling pubmed-30094402011-01-04 Hyperleukocytosis in a neonate: A diagnostic dilemma Sushanth, Avabratha, K. Shreedhara Tauro, Kiran Joseph Shwethadri, G. K. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol Case Report A preterm baby presented with lethargy and tachypnea. Blood counts revealed hyperleukocytosis. Peripheral smear and bone marrow examination were not suggestive of leukemia. The baby was treated for sepsis. The baby recovered and WBC counts gradually reduced. Hyperleukocytosis was presumed to be a part of leukemoid reaction secondary to sepsis. The diagnostic possibilities with a review of literature are also presented. Medknow Publications 2010 /pmc/articles/PMC3009440/ /pubmed/21206714 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-5851.73596 Text en © Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title Hyperleukocytosis in a neonate: A diagnostic dilemma
title_full Hyperleukocytosis in a neonate: A diagnostic dilemma
title_fullStr Hyperleukocytosis in a neonate: A diagnostic dilemma
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3009440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21206714
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