Patient's question:
A one-year-old child with high fever and an elevated white blood cell count has already had the fever subside and is showing signs of improvement, but the white blood cell count remains around 15,000 and is not returning to normal. What should we do? This is driving me crazy!Doctor's answer:
It is recommended that we go to the hospital promptly to determine the cause. There are many reasons that can lead to an excessive number of white blood cells, with the most common being bacterial infections. Children, with their lower immunity, are more susceptible to foreign pathogens and bacterial infections, resulting in a significant increase in the number of white blood cells and neutrophils. If the white blood cell count is excessively high, it indicates a blood system disorder, which is a serious issue. You need to know how high it is, and the doctor must discuss it with you. The doctors just said that high white blood cell count should not be a major problem, only that it will return to normal after anti-inflammatory treatment.