Neutrophilia

Question: neutrophilia?

Answer: Neutrophilia (or neutrophil leukocytosis) is a condition where a person has a high number of neutrophil granulocytes in their blood. Neutrophils are the primary white blood cells that respond to a bacterial infection, so the most common cause of marked neutrophilia is a bacterial infection. Neutrophils are also increased in any acute inflammation, so will be raised after a heart attack or other infarct. As well as increasing in number, neutrophils show other changes in infection and inflammation. The neutrophils tend to be younger, as they are being released more quickly; this is called a left shift. A severe neutrophilia with left shift is referred to as a leukemoid reaction. The leukocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP) score, which refers to the amount of alkaline phosphatase per neutrophil, will increase. In a severe infection, toxic granulation changes happen to the neutrophils. Drugs, such as prednisone, have the same effect as cortisol, causing marginated neutrophils to enter the blood stream. Nervousness will very slightly raise the neutrophil count because of this effect. A neutrophilia might also be the result of a malignancy. Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML or chronic myeloid leukaemia) is a disease where the blood cells proliferate out of control. These cells may be neutrophils. Neutrophilia can also be caused by appendicitis.

Question: is there any medicine required for "Mild Neutrophilia",precautions to control? recently i gone for blood test, in that it has mentioned "MILD NEUTROPHILIA", is there any care required to control this? what precautions required to control this?

Answer: neutrophilia or increased blood neutrophils are caused by a variety of factors either physiologic or pathologic. if it's only mild, there's nothing to worry about, it could be just a normal physiologic response. what was the reason for your blood test anyway? what is the exact value of your neutrophil count? what about your white blood cell count? we need to take this into consideration before jumping into any conclusion although i don't think what you have is something to worry about.

Question: Is neutrophilia a life threatning problem? Please answer I'm very much worried about my son.? My 2.5 year old boy's wbc counts high 15 yesterday. does it mean any problem? Is there any cure to that? What can I do? What kind of problem may arise if wbc counts high?

Answer: A neutrophil is one type of leukocyte (white blood cell). Your leukocytes are an essential component to your immune system. Your pediatrician ordered a WBC differential, which counted and classified the different types of white blood cells, as this is a routine test used to assist in the diagnosis of illness. Neutrophilia simply means that one type of white blood cell, the neutrophils, was more prevalent in his blood than others, and this particular white blood cell likes to "eat" bacteria. When a wbc is elevated (the fancy name is "leukocytosis"), it indicates that there is an infection in the body and that his leukocytes are doing their job. Once the infection resolves, his counts will go back within normal limits. I hope he feels better very soon!

Question: Is neutrophilia and neutropenia the same disease? If different, how is it different?

Answer: Neutrophilia means an increase in nuetrophils and neutropenia means a decrease in neutrophils. It's that simple, it's the number involved that determines each.

Question: Nocturnal Parasthesia with Easy Bruising & Findings of Thrombocytosis & Neutrophilia? What is wrong with me? My gp is useless. Amongst other things, when I bang my arm or something, it's bruising and hurting about 100x worse than it ordinarily would. I'm supposed to go skiing soon & this is worrying me. Thanks Blood tests show mild thrombocytosis & neutrophilia. Healthy weight. No cancer or diabetes. Early 40's.

Answer: im an anesthesiologist and about as qualified to answer your query as your useless GP, i suggest seeing a Hematologist, a doctor who specializes in blood diseases... he/she should be able to tell you whats wrong and explain to you the treatment options...in the meantime it would be prudent to skip the ski trip, you didnt mention if your gp got bleeding parameters ( clot time , protime, bleed time) which would determine how fast ( or slow) your blood would clot in case of injury... i hope i was able to be of some help...thanks

Question: i have neutrophilia with a mild left shift its to do with the blood can anyone help?

Answer: It appears that you probably have some form af bacterial infection. Without any other information that's the best I can do for you. You may need antibiotics. Neutrophils are white blood cells that are the first line of defense angainst bacterial infection. A shift to the left means that in increased number of immature neutrophils have been released into your circulation by your bone marrow in response to the infection.

Question: my sister just got diagnosed with Neutrophilia? what is this? is it bad? please simple answers?

Answer: It's more of a symptom than a disease. Basically your sister has an excess number of white blood cells. This can be caused by numerous things, from bacterial infection, to appendicitis, to cancer. Don't be alarmed by these possibilities. We're not talking about a disease your sister has, just a condition caused by a disease, a condition you'd expect and even want if you were sick. White blood cells are there to help her. It's just that when they proliferate like that, it can have negative side effects. It's like a fever. The fever helps fight the germs, but it also makes you weak. More information at the link below:

Question: Neutrophilia and lymphopenia ? Plz answer my question !? Hey, i had a new blood test yesterday , my My total WBC was 8.1 ( normal range between 4.8 & 10.8), but i had a low count of lymphocytes it was 16.4% ( normal range between 20.5 & 45.5) and a high count of neutrocytes 75.5% ( normal range between 43 & 65) NB : and 2 weeks ago i had a blood test and my total WBC was 7.2 ( normal range between 4.8 & 10.8), i had a low count of lymphocytes it was 18.1% ( normal range between 20.5 & 45.5) and my neutrophils were 70% (normal range between 43 & 65) and the monocytes were 9.1% (normal range between 5.5 & 11.7) i had a normal flu from 5 weeks ago and i was under stress during all this month because of many life problems that caused daily headaches and fatigue , (i had constipation and then diarrhea from 2 weeks.) so should i worry about my low lymphocytes count? and my high neutrocytes count ? could it be a serious problem or virus like hiv? or its a normal thing? i had 2 blood test in 2 weeks and i have the same results !!

Answer: This test is known as a differential count. Lymphocytes are divided into 2 types but, a differential count does not separate "T & B " cells. Your recent illness may have affected your blood test results. Your WBC ( white blood cell ) was normal both times. Your Monocytes were normal. Did this get repeated on your second blood test?? *Your lymphocytes went down from your first blood test. *Your Neutrophils went up from your first blood test. Here's an explanation: An increase in the percentage of one type of leukocyte ( white blood cell) means a decrease in the percentage of another. Increased Neutrophils can indicate an ongoing, acute ( short-term) bacterial infection. * Neutrophils & lymphocytes make up to 75-90% of the total leukocytes. *Neutrophils primary function is killing & digesting ( eating, known as phagocytosis) of bacterial microorganisms (basically bacterial germs). * Lymphocytes primary function is fighting chronic ( long term) bacterial & acute ( short term) viral infections. Increased Neutrophils can be caused by physical or emotional stress, trauma ( just to name a couple of reasons) Decreased Lymphocytes can be caused by a viral infection. It is quite possible that your recent illness and ongoing stress may have contributed to the abnormal values but, it is best that you contact the Doc who ordered the test and ask what the results mean. There always the chance that you may have a viral and a bacterial infection occurring at the same time. You need peace of mind. If you are concerned about HIV exposure, that is a separate test that will need to be done. I hope that this is helpful and call your Doc. Ruth

Question: Get answers from millions of real people.? I Have crohns disease. Just looking at recent blood test results, only thing that appears to be out is my white cell count is at 17.40, should be between 4 and 11. Then on the differential count the neutrophils is at 89% being 15.5, should be between 2 and 7.5. Comment from scientist is Mild neutrophilia. What is this?What does it mean?

Answer: SOrry for your diagnosis. Let me try to explain. White blood cells are divided into 5 other type of cells in a percentage, which should equal out to about 100%. Neutrophils are the most numerous, and are active and increased during inflammation, tissue injury, or an acute infection. Neutrophilia is just the term used to describe an increase in neutrophils. The other types are eosinophils (allergies and parasites), Basophils (increase during healing), Monocytes (kinda like neutrophils but increase later in an infection), and Lymphocytes (increase in chronic and viral infections) Since crohns disease causes inflammation this is probably you cause. Hope this helped, good luck with your treatments!

Question: WHAT IS MY BLOOD TEST RESULT? ive been through blood test and my comments to me was CBC SHOWS MILD NEUTROPHILIA WITH ABSOLUTE LYMPHONPENIA... WHAT IS THAT MEANS???

Answer: This means that you blood has slightly more neutrophils than normal and a reduced number of lymphocytes. This finding doesn't mean much of anything except that you might have a slightly weaker immune system than average. Neutrophils are typically elevated when someone has an infection. Elevated neutrophils with a reduced number of lymphocytes are often found in a person that has mononucleosis, but there are many possible causes for deviations in the number of these two blood cell types.