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What does low wbc and high monocytes mean?
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Hard to comment: Without the actual numbers. How low? The monocytes may be a relative increase and not absolute. Ie a high percentage of a lower number may be perfectly normal in total number.
Answered 1/26/2015
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Hard to say...: A common explanation is represented by an infection, usually viral, that destroys some of the neutrophils and subsequently the number of monocytes increases in a compensatory fashion; however, it is impossible to tell for sure without other pertinent clinical information about the patient.
Answered 9/28/2016
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