Patient's question:
Medical Description: On the 11th of this month, the infant's white blood cell count was high at 12,000. This morning, the infant's white blood cell count was high at 18,000. There is no cold, diarrhea, or fever.History of Treatment and Effect: The infant's white blood cell count was high at 18,000.
Desired Help: Is it serious? What should I do???
Doctor's answer:
High white blood cell count indicates inflammation or infection in the body, often accompanied by fever symptoms. If the neutrophil-to-white blood cell ratio is high, it suggests a bacterial infection. If the lymphocyte ratio is high, it indicates a viral infection. You could also have a mixed infection. Anti-inflammatory and antiviral treatments should suffice. There's nothing serious to worry about. Most colds can cause these symptoms. Physical examinations are often inaccurate, so I recommend you get a complete blood count test done again. It's necessary to confirm the values, as a single set of numbers cannot definitively determine the issue. Please consider the clinical context.