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I have rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, hypogammaglobulinemia and recently have elevated of wbc of 20.5. what is the elevated wbc possibly?

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Dr. Shashank Jain answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Infection: Could be due to multiple causes, depending upon the scenario - ( fevers, flare of inflammation) could represent an infection. It could be also due to stress. If you have any symptoms or any suspicious of infection you should go to a urgent care/ er to get checked out!

Answered 9/29/2016

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