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Can a skin infection cause an infection to get in your blood and cause your white blood count to be high?

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Yes: Yes this can happen.

Answered 6/16/2013

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Yes: There are different skin infections like boils, abscesses, cellulitis, and septic infections. You should see a doctor today for follow up of your blood testing.

Answered 7/12/2016

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