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A 29-year-old female asked:

had a miscarriage at 16 wks. wbc was 30 before i had him and then the next day it was normal. what type of infection could have caused this?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Pathology 49 years experience

May be none: Normal pregnancy can cause high WBC count, though usually not as high as 30. However, the quick resolution of the high count argues against an infection as the cause.

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