Question 1

what are the causes of low white blood cell?

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Too many to list: Infections, medications, chemotherapy, hereditary conditions, bone marrow disorders, autoimmune disorders, an enlarged spleen, alcohol intake, B12 or Folic Acid deficiency, just to name a few. A hematologist is a physician with expertise in this area.

Question 2

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 3

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!

Question 4

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

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Virus infection.: The aids virus specifically infects and kills  t-lymphocytes, a particular kind of white blood cell that is needed for a healthy immune system.  It is the hallmark of aids and is the reason patients with aids are so prone to infections.

Question 5

can low white blood cell counts cause fatigue?

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NO: Not really but low red cell will.

Question 6

what are the causes 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 7

what are some causes a low white blood cell count in a woman?

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Low white cell count: Viral infections often cause leukopenia (low white blood cell count). Other causes:  depressed bone marrow, poisoning, chemical burns, malnutrition, chemotherapy, radiation, etc.

Question 8

what could be the cause of low white blood cell?

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Low white cell count: Viral infections often cause leukopenia (low white blood cell count). Other causes:  depressed bone marrow, poisoning, chemical burns, malnutrition, chemotherapy, radiation, etc.

Question 9

what causes low red and white blood cell counts?

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When both RBC and: Wbcs are affected several topics come to mind.  The marrow may be stressed in response to infection, or due to a medication.  This would also be a common pattern in bone marrow production problems such as the myelodysplastic syndromes.  Patients with acute leukemia can also present in this fashion.

Question 10

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.

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