Is it severe anemia that my child has when their blood test shows 92 hemoglobin, and other white blood cells are elevated?

Patient's question:

No

Doctor's answer:

Certain infections can cause abnormal white blood cells, such as infectious mononucleosis, where atypical lymphocytes appear in the blood picture, but their morphology is different from that of primitive cells. The titer of heterophile antibodies in the serum gradually rises, and the course of the disease is short, often self-limiting. During viral infections such as whooping cough, infectious lymphocytosis, and rubella, lymphocytes increase in the blood picture, but their morphology is normal. The course of the disease is benign, and it is often self-limiting.