What is the reason for high white blood cell count in children?

Now as the weather is getting colder, more and more children are getting sick and having fever, which makes parents feel very distressed. The doctor's examination often reveals that the cause is high white blood cell count. Some parents may wonder why the white blood cell count is high. What is the cause? Let’s take a look at the reasons why children have high white blood cell count.

(1) Diseases caused by certain bacterial infections, especially local inflammation and systemic infection caused by pyogenic cocci, such as abscess, purulent meningitis, pneumonia, appendicitis, otitis media, tonsillitis, empyema, pyelitis, salpingitis, cholecystitis and sepsis.

(2) Diseases caused by certain viral infections: Japanese encephalitis, infectious mononucleosis, measles, etc.

(3) Severe tissue damage or necrosis: such as after major surgery, burns, acute bleeding, severe trauma, vascular embolism, etc.

(4) Allergic reactions: such as transfusion reactions, drug allergies, acute allergic diseases, etc.

(5) Poisoning reactions: such as various drug poisoning, pesticide poisoning, heavy metal poisoning, diabetic acidosis, pregnancy poisoning, etc.

(6) Tumors and blood diseases: chronic myeloid leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, etc.

(7) The use of certain chemical drugs that increase white blood cells promotes an increase in white blood cells. This is often seen in patients whose white blood cell count decreases sharply during chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and who need to increase their white blood cells as quickly as possible for the next course of treatment.

The above explains in detail the reasons why children have high white blood cell counts. I hope it will be helpful to you. When a child has a high white blood cell count, parents should not panic. Let the child have a good rest and let the fever gradually subside. I hope parents can pay more attention to their children during the fever. I believe the children’s fever will subside as soon as possible.