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hyperleukocytosis

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hyperleukocytosis /hy·per·leu·ko·cy·to·sis/ (-loo″ko-si-to´sis) abnormally excessive numbers of leukocytes in the blood.
hy·per·leu·ko·cy·to·sis (hpr-lk-s-tss)
n.
An unusually large increase in number and proportion of white blood cells in blood or tissues.
hyperleukocytosis
excess of leukocytes in the blood.


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He was also treated with interferon alfa in an attempt to control his hyperleukocytosis, but again he did not experience a good response, as his WBC approached 100,000/[mm.
Extramedullary hematopoiesis occurring as a nasal polyp in a man with ... by Devitt, James / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
This clinical picture was highly suggestive of leptospirosis, with the association of meningeal syndrome, provoked leg myalgias, and conjunctivitis; nonspecific laboratory findings included hepatic enzyme elevation, hyperleukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, and low prothrombin rate (1).
Human infection caused by leptospira fainei. (Dispatches) by Raoult, Didier / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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