Question 1

my white blood cell count was 6.25... is this normal or low? is it okay to take prednisone for poison ivy with this wbc count?

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You're fine: Normal WBC. I trust lymphocyte and neutrophil counts were fine also. Take the prenisone for the poison ivy only if it's so bad you can't sleep otherwise. We're glad to help.

Question 2

can allergies or taking too much antihistamines cause low white blood cell count?

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No: If you mean seasonal allergies, the answer is no. Adverse reactions to some medicines (not antihistamines) can cause aplastic anemia which would make your WBC fall.

Question 3

can milk allergy cause high white blood cell count?

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Allergies: Unless it is really severe generally do not cause elevated white blood count.  Other possibilities are infection, medication or stress induced, or cancer, so consult with your doctor.

Question 4

low white blood cell count cause?

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Leukopenia: Recent infection such as flu, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, aplastic anemia, hiv, lupus, hodgkin's lymphoma, cancer, typhoid, malaria, tb, sepsis, folate deficiency, copper & zinc deficiency, medications such as wellbutrin, (bupropion) depakote, lamictal, clozapine, minocycline, flagyl, interferone, arsenic toxicity.

Question 5

what's the cause for low white blood cell count?

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Many causes.: Low WBC can be due to nutritional factors, infections (esp. Viral infections), autoimmune diseases, inhereted defects, leukemias and other bone marrow cancers, meylodysplasia, drug reactions, and even unknown causes.  The problem with this is infection, but the risk depends on how low the WBC is.  Only with very low WBC is there a risk of death.

Question 6

what causes a teen to have low white blood cell count?

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Viral infection: Leukopenia, low white cell count, is most often caused by viral infection.  A number of different conditions or infections have to be considered as well.

Question 7

want to know reasons for a low white blood cell count?

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Many causes.: Low WBC can be due to nutritional factors, infections (esp. Viral infections), autoimmune diseases, inhereted defects, leukemias and other bone marrow cancers, meylodysplasia, drug reactions, and even unknown causes.  The problem with this is infection, but the risk depends on how low the WBC is.  Only with very low WBC is there a risk of death.

Question 8

what are possible causes of low white blood cell count?

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Many: Primary or secondary blood disorder, infection, immunologic diseases, medication, and many other possibilities.

Most causes would be treatable.

If this has been confirmed then consultation with a hematologist would be appropriate.

Question 9

low white blood cell count for years, is this worrying?

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Drug effect: This may be to a drug interaction for medicines or even herbal teas or supplements if it is low and there is no reason to suspect a drug also be a variant of normal you may be slightly ower than most people it is also a worrisome finding of chronic infection and even primary bone marrow tumor it should be evaluated it sometime with a good peripheral smear evaluation.

Question 10

what are the causes of low white blood cell count in children?

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Often a virus!: While blood cell count can be low with viral infections.  Important to make sure that the red blood cell count and hemoglobin are normal and that the while blood cells are normal in appearance.  If wbc, rbc and platelets are low, intervention by hematologist is necessary and may require bone marrow.  Low WBC should be followed and return to normal when over the viral infection!

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