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What can cause progressively rising wbc count, now 23, 000, enlarged lymph nodes, and severe side cramps under ribs mainly on right side?
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Urgent: Need urgent testing for leukemia and lymphoma and. Infections, see your doctor urgently.
Answered 4/17/2013
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Need to see your PC: Considering the above symptoms and signs, there is a need to set up an appointment with your pcp or hemotologist/oncologist asap. Do you have any fever, chills, sweating, bleeding tendency, weight loss + bone pains.Though chronic infections can cause above picture like tb, TB like infections , brucellosis etc, blood problems like lymphoma, leukemias need to be ruled out. Need to get detailed work up.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Family practice: An elevated WBC count in indication on inflammation and possible infection. With enlarged ln's another sign of infection , your body trying to filter out your body. Pain right side under rib cage can be gallbladder disease. Other possibilities come to mind but list is fairly long. You will need an ultrasound or ct of the abdomen. See your dr for evaluation.
Answered 6/10/2014
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