Patient's question:
My child has a fever, and the doctor recommended a blood test. Among the results, the white blood cell count is 11.03, while the reference range is 4.0-10.000. Is there a problem with the white blood cell count?Doctor's answer:
Normal reference range of children's white blood cells: (5-12)×10^9/L, don't worry. I think the child is healthy. Pathological leukocytosis is commonly seen in acute pyogenic infection, uremia, leukemia, tissue damage, acute bleeding, etc. Pathological leukocytopenia is often associated with aplastic anemia, certain infectious diseases, liver cirrhosis, hypersplenism, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, etc. It gradually approaches adult standards only after the age of 7.