Leucopenia: Common causes of low white blood cells include: - Poor nutrition: due to poverty, dietary choices or an eating disorder, vitamin deficiencies and malnutrition contribute toward a decrease in a person's white blood cell count. - Medication: Chemotherapy, certain diuretics or antibiotics can lower a white blood cell count. - Other illnesses: Various forms of cancer, AIDS, lupus, autoimmune disease
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