What to do if your child's white blood cell count is high

Children are their mothers’ angels. Their mothers will feel heartbroken when their children are sick or fall down. Elevated white blood cell count is a very common condition in life, and it is also very common in children. Why do children have high white blood cell count? What should I do if my child’s white blood cell count is high? Now let’s talk about some analysis and answers about this disease.

If a child has an excessive amount of white blood cells, it indicates inflammation. For example, a viral cold will cause a high white blood cell count. 1. If there is inflammation, there should be a fever, which means that the body's resistance is strong; if there is severe inflammation but no fever, it means that the body's resistance is poor. 2. No fever but high white blood cell count indicates severe inflammation and may develop into lobar pneumonia. 3. There is no fever or inflammation, but the white blood cell count remains high, so leukemia should be considered. Usually, a high white blood cell count is accompanied by a high neutrophil count, and a low white blood cell count is accompanied by a low neutrophil count. Because white blood cells are usually more affected by neutrophils, and sometimes also by lymphocytes. If the white blood cell count is high but the neutrophil count is low, then the lymphocyte count must be increased. White blood cells are a cell of the body's normal immune system. When the body is invaded by foreign pathogens such as bacteria and viruses, a self-protection mechanism is generated to increase the white blood cell count. At the same time, the use of certain drugs (such as glucocorticoids) will also cause an increase in white blood cells and other cells. Therefore, the simple increase in white blood cells must exclude related factors. If the white blood cell count is still high when conventional antibacterial and related symptomatic treatments are used and the general condition of the child is good, in my opinion, stop taking the medication, observe the blood picture dynamically, and check again after one month. Ask the family to observe the child! Examination is always examination, and it must be combined with clinical practice! Physiological leukocytosis is often seen in strenuous exercise, after eating, during pregnancy, and in newborns. In addition, different blood collection sites may also result in differences in white blood cell counts. For example, the average white blood cell count in earlobe blood is higher than that in finger blood. Increased levels are more common in acute suppurative infection, uremia, leukemia, tissue damage, acute bleeding, etc. Combined with actual analysis. For bacterial infection, do sputum culture and drug sensitivity test and choose antibiotics.

What should I do if my child’s white blood cell count is high? Whether it is the poor resistance mentioned above, lobar pneumonia, or leukemia. It is recommended that mothers take their children to the hospital for a detailed check-up. The main function of white blood cells is to phagocytize bacteria. Too many white blood cells in the child's body prove that the child is not healthy and must be infected. You should go to the hospital for specific examination and treatment.