Leukocytosis may be seen in patients with undiagnosed myelopoliferative disorders, factitious leukocytosis and venous thromboembolism.
2011
Thein H Oo
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MeSH Term
Description
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D007964
Leukocytosis
A transient increase in the number of leukocytes in a body fluid.
Pleocytosis,Leukocytoses,Pleocytoses
D009196
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Conditions which cause proliferation of hemopoietically active tissue or of tissue which has embryonic hemopoietic potential. They all involve dysregulation of multipotent MYELOID PROGENITOR CELLS, most often caused by a mutation in the JAK2 PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE.