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A 38-year-old female asked:

My wbc count is high but no one can tell me why. i have no infection and i'm not sick. what could be the cause?

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Dr. Larry Lutwickanswered

Infectious Disease 51 years experience

A variety of things: Can cause this but how high? And what is the differential count, the kind of white blood cells?

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