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Lamictal cause leukopenia

A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Luis Villaplana
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
Yes: Lamictal should be monitored over time as it can cause blood count issues.
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Dr. Alan Ali
Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Leukopenia/Lamictal: Infrequently it does, & rarely all blood cells are decreased.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Phil Chen
Family Medicine 28 years experience
Usually not: Leukopenia could cause by medications, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, lupus, lymphoma, some cancers or autoimmune disease (hiv or aids), sepsis and ... Read More
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Dr. Eric Powitzky
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 27 years experience
Chronic infections: Maybe. Chronic infections can. Chronic sinusitis is a chronic infection.
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Dr. Sunil Ummat
ENT - Head & Neck Surgery 37 years experience
Yes: In chronic sinusitis, your body is constantly using up wbcs (white blood cells) and if you end up having a few bad sinus infections, you can deplete y... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Martin Rubenstein
Hematology and Oncology 47 years experience
Multiple causes: You have a low level of one kind of white blood cell, the neutrophil. Most common cause is viral infection, esp. If transient. Many different medic... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ronald Krauser
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Rheumatology 54 years experience
2ways: Autoimmune diseases can suppress bone marrow production of white cells or can cause the destruction of circulating white cells.
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Cunnar
Family Medicine 29 years experience
Probably not...: Depending on how low your white count is, sl. Low white cells should not adversely impact or cause other health problems. As always, healthy behavior... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Al Hegab
Dr. Al Hegabanswered
Allergy and Immunology 42 years experience
Yes: and it can be serious, kindly report that to your doctor, to stop the drug if it is the case, a simple blood count can rule it out, as it is still rar... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kelty Baker
Hematology 30 years experience
Leukopenia: The list of things that can cause leukopenia is very long and includes both benign and malignant conditions. It is very important that this be evaluat... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that.... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Martin Raff
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Yes: Allergy to the sulfonamide contained in Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) can certainly produce leukopenia and the frequency of administrati... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ronald Krauser
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Rheumatology 54 years experience
see details: The question does not make sense. Leukopenia is a side effect of Methotrexate but is commonly seen in lupus patients who never receive this medication... Read More
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