Leukocytosis causes

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]

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Overview

Common causes of leukocytosis or an elevated white blood cell count, include: infections (most common), inflammation, leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndrome, and pneumonia.

Causes

Common Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular Myocardial infarction
Chemical/Poisoning Thallium poisoning , Strychnine poisoning , Glufosinate poisoning , Chlorine Dioxide poisoning , Acute Pesticide poisoning , Acetylene Tetrabromide poisoning
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic Psoriasis , Pemphigus vulgaris , Generalized pustularpsoriasis , Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis , Dermatitis herpetiformis , Dermatitis
Drug Side Effect Arsenic trioxide, Atropine, Aztreonam, Clomifene, Cefpodoxime, Cidofovir, Phenytoin , Lithium , Glucocorticoids ,Febuxostat, Felbamate, Filgrastim , Epinephrine , Echinacea , Aminophylline , Allopurinol, Abciximab, Meropenem, Pergolide, Plerixafor, Pramipexole, Tacrolimus, Tbo-filgrastim, Thalidomide, Tretinoin.
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Hyperthyroidism , Hypothyroidism , Hypoglycemia , Diabetes , Adrenal hemorrhage
Environmental Heatstroke , Exercise , Cigarette smoking
Gastroenterologic Ulcerative colitis , Pancreatitis , Pancreatic abscess , Jaundice , Ischemic colitis , Hepatitis B , Hepatitis A , Gallbladder empyema , Ascending cholangitis , Alcoholic Hepatitis
Genetic Down syndrome
Hematologic Splenectomy , Plasma cell leukemia , Non-Hodgkin lymphoma , Myeloproliferative diseases , Myeloma , Myelofibrosis , Mast cell leukemia , Lymphangitis, Leukocyte adhesion deficiency , Leukaemoid reaction , Leukaemia , Langerhans cell histiocytosis , Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML) , Hyposplenism , Hodgkin lymphoma , Hereditary neutrophilia , Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma , Hairy cell leukaemia , Granulocyte colony stimulating factor , Generalized marrow stimulation , Familial myeloproliferative disease, Eosinophilic fasciitis , Chronic Myeloproliferative Disease , Chronic myeloid leukaemia , Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia , Chronic idiopathic neutrophilia , Chronic eosinophilic leukaemia, Burkitt lymphoma, Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome type 2 , Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome type 1 , Asplenia , Acute promyelocytic leukemia , Acute myeloid leukemia , Acute lymphoblastic leukemia , Acute basophilic leukaemia
Iatrogenic Postpericardiotomy syndrome
Infectious Disease Whooping cough , Toxoplasma , Syphilis , Staphylococcal , toxic shock syndrome , Spirometra mansoni infection , Sepsis , Secondary syphilis , Scarlet fever , Rubella , Prostatitis , Pneumonia , Peritonitis , organizing pneumonia , Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Meningococcal Infections , Infectious mononucleosis , Fungal infection , Epstein-Barr virus , Empyema Thoracis , Diverticulitis , Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation , Cytomegalovirus , Cryoglobulinemia , Chickenpox , Brucellosis , Bacterial infection , Acute/chronic infection
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Polymyositis , septic arthritis , Osteomyelitis
Neurologic Brain Abscess , Meningitis , encephalitis , SAH
Nutritional/Metabolic Acute intermittent porphyria
Obstetric/Gynecologic Pregnancy, PID
Oncologic Nonhematologic malignancy , Cancer
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary Bronchiolitis obliterans , Pneumonia , Empyema
Renal/Electrolyte No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Wegener granulomatosis , Urate crystal arthropathy , Systemic lupus erythematosus , adult-onset Still disease , Serum sickness , Rheumatoid arthritis , Rheumatic fever , Polyarteritis nodosa , Hypersensitivity reaction type 3 , Connective tissue disease , Churg-Strauss syndrome
Sexual STD , Gonorrhea
Trauma No underlying causes
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous Tissue damage , Sweet Syndrome , Stress , Spurious , Schnitzler syndrome , Polymer Fume Fever , Neuroleptic malignant syndrome , Lemierre's Syndrome , Idiopathic , Fanconi-Albertini-Zellweger syndrome , Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome (FCAS) , Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome , Congenital anomalies and leukemia , Cholesterol Emboli Syndrome , Catecholamines , Burns ,Aseptic abscesses syndrome , Acute/chronic inflammation , Acute Chest Syndrome , Acute abdomen

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