anybody else suffer from Leukopenia?

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what are the Doctor's doing to help you?
this is a very low white blood count.
my youngest brother was diagbosed with it when he was just five years old,he is now 30 years old.but i do remember how much he suffered then and aswell how much the whole family suffered too...I still worrie about him to this day.I believe that meds and technology has improved since then and people with leukomenia do have a better chance  (+ info)

Can Leukopenia be fatal?

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That would depend on the cause and severity of the Leukopenia. Of course, the lower the number of white blood cells, the greater the possibility of any infection. A weakened immune system does jeopardize ones health. But, to what degree depends on many factors, eg., how many "functioning" leukocytes are present in the blood/body.

I'm curious as to how severe the condition is.. (number wise)

More information is needed in order to answer this question better. Particularly, the leukocyte count and any pertinent medical conditions that you may have.

ETA: One of my professors has a leukocyte count of 2,500 with no obvious cause.(idiopathic) She has had multiple hematological tests with no remarkable findings. She denies having more than average infections. Perhaps, there's a genetic connection to her leukopenia?

I strongly suggest discussing this with a hematologist.  (+ info)

what is leukopenia..leukamia....leukocytosis?

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quickly
and leukocytosis
Leukopenia (not cancer) is a decrease in the number of circulating white blood cells (leukocytes) in the blood. As the principal function of white cells is to combat infection, a decrease in the number of these cells can place patients at increased risk for infection.
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes)
see for cancer news http://cancernewsnetwork.blogspot.com/  (+ info)

i have itp leukopenia granulocytosis chirosis hep c wheredoes the granulocytosis and leuko come in with hepc

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is the leuko and the gran from something else how serious is my sitiuation
Usually leukopenia (low white blood cells) are a result of medication, chemo, etc. I have heard of many people having low white blood cell counts while on treatment, but not before. You probably have another underlying condition. Granulocytosis means an excess of granulocytes (white blood cells such as eosinophils, basophils, & nuetrophils) , so the terms seem contradictory (but I'm not a doctor). My best guess would be that if you decided to do treatment (if the doctor determines you are a candidate), you would need to have shots of nuepogen ( a white blood cell booster) right from the beginning, since your counts are so low. Best wishes to you.  (+ info)

what is leukopenia???

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a good friend of mine told me she found out she had this last week.. i don't wanna ask her too many questions.. could someone give me an answer?

what causes it?
is is life-threatening?
cures?
Leukopenia, is a low white blood cell count, it means at the present your friend has a decreased ability of her body to fight off infection.

What causes it, well a lot of things can, Medically speaking it's a symptom not a condition. So if she has leukopenia, just once it's prolly nothing to worry about, however if she consistently has a low white blood cell count, her doctors will start looking for a cause. it can be caused by cancers, drugs, toxins, or some other things.

In itself, it can be dangerous, because her body won't be able to fight off infections as well as she should be, but other then that she should be fine.

To "cure" it you have to find out what specifically is causing it. They do have some straight forward drugs now to increase white blood cells, but the doctors don't like to use it until they figure out what is wrong. Because it can mask the problem.  (+ info)

Has anyone had Leukopenia and nothing be wrong?

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I am 25 years old and three years ago I was hospitalized for a kidney infection and white blood cell was at a 1.0. They did every test possible but everything came back normal. I did not have a bone marrow biopsy though. I continued to get uti's since and have had my blood test done repeatedly and wbc was always normal. Last sunday I was admitted to the hospital for kidney infection and once again the next day, my wbc dropped to 1.7 but then went back up like 2 hours later to 2.1. Docs thought it was due to antibiotic that they were giving me. They let me go at 2.1. I have felt pretty good for what I went thru but don't feel so great today, three days after being released. Should I be concerned. Has anyone ever heard of this happening more than once. I am so scared to death there could be an underlying cause. Has anyone ever had this happen to them and be normal? THANKS
Correction, my wbc went back up to 2.1 12 hours later.
Paul, thank you so much! You have eased my mind! I did drink too much soda and I think this plays a big role! I was hardly drinking any water! Thanks again!
You could just be prone to kidney infections. Antibiotics can change your blood count. My wife has the same sensitivity and has to watch carefully what medication she takes. Kidney infections can also have causes so you might need to watch your diet, etc. Even too much soda pop, etc has been known to cause kidney infections in certain people. I would not worry about cancer because the kidney infections and cancer are not normally related. It sounds like more of a result of the infection and the medication. Certain medications in some people will always change your blood count. However if you very worried, you could always get a second opinion from a Specialist. Good luck!  (+ info)

What is a deficit of all types of blood cells called?

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a. leukopenia
b. neutropenia
c. pancytopenia
d. erythrocytosis
c. pancytopenia  (+ info)

The most critical adverse effects of chemotherapy and radiation threapy include:?

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a. thrombocytopenia and leukopenia
b. headache and lethargy
c. nausea and constipation
d. alopecia and weight loss
Critical?, maybe A. becuase both of these can cause uncontrolled/abnormal bleeding,which could cause a brain hemmorhage because the platelets needed to clot the blood are low.....but all of these occur during chemo.  (+ info)

What could cause a falsely thick buffy coat in red top and green top(sodium and lithium heparin) tubes?

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patient with leukopenia (wbc=.9) had a very thick buffy coat (which was not comprised of white cells) in green top sodium heparin, green top lithium heparin, and red top(no additive) tubes, but it was not present in lavender top EDTA and yellow ACD tubes
Try a Google search  (+ info)

Autoimmune disorders?

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I have leukopenia, autoimmune hepatitis, arthritis, diabetes, and have recently noted some skin discolorations. I would like to know how others with these or a combination of these conditions are managing?
Thanks for your answer. I think the leukopenia was caused by being on Immurn too long when the hepatitis was discovered in '98.

In '91, I had Graves Disease and treatment with radioactive iodine.

I have been searching for answers for a long time.
Well, this is a complicating situation. I guess for starters, I would have to ask if you've had an ANA test done? For a true autoimmune disorder to exist, an ANA test would yield a positive test result.

I'm not sure if I would consider leukopenia a "true" autoimmune disorder, because the primary causes of it are exposure to certain diseases and medications. So, have you yet pinpointed the cause of the leukopenia? Either way, leukopenia exists when there is a lower than normal white blood cell count in the body.

Autoimmune Hepatitis occurs when white blood cells in the body mistaken healthy tissue as being foreign, therefore your immune system is attacking your liver...your immune system is confused.

Certain forms of arthritis are considered autoimmune disorders, such as juvenille arthritis, or rheumatoid. However, not all arthritis conditions are autoimmune disorders....nutrition, injury, age, etc can all cause arthritis.

Let's talk diabetes...again, it can be an autoimmune disorder, but depending on the type. Do you have type I or II? Type 2 isn't autoimmune related...but it can be caused by diet, weight, lack of exercise, certain types of medicaitons or other medical conditions.

So, as you can see, each of the diseases you listed have some things in common. Perhaps a past medication you took caused the leukopenia, which in return causes a flaw in your immune system, causing the autoimmune hepatitis, which messes with your liver and consequently caused diabetes, and the arthrits just fits in because your getting a bit older or from an old sports injury. That's just a scenario of the lines along which I'm thinking. Another scenario...autoimmune disorders can effect your entire body system as a whole, or one generalized body system. So, let's say you have a positive ANA result, which would make sense given the autoimmune disorder...autoimmune hepatitis...but let's look further at how this disorder is acting within your body. Initially, it would be thought of as effecting only the liver...but in time, even though it's not a disorder that effects the body as a whole, the effects of the disorder itself can cause other body functions or systems to become impaired...which could explain the diabetes...then stick a medication or illness you had at one point in your life and tada...you've now got leukopenia that's being directly influenced by another disorder that involves white blood cells.

So, in retrospect, I would spend time with a doctor, a specialist of course, to try to pinpoint the cause of these disorders. If you can narrow it down to one disorder being the primary source of the rest, then you know that treating that disorder rigourously could possibly alleviate the symptoms of the other disorders, if not get rid of them altogether.

And btw, skin discolorations can be caused by liver problems, or a whole other autoimmune condition itself.

Good luck managing your health, but I think if you dig deeper you will find that there's probably only one that you need to focus on managing, and in return, the other's will be easier to deal with.  (+ info)

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