Leukocytosis

"Leukocytosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A transient increase in the number of leukocytes in a body fluid.

Descriptor ID	D007964
MeSH Number(s)	C15.378.553.475 C23.550.526
Concept/Terms	Leukocytosis Leukocytosis Leukocytoses Pleocytosis Pleocytosis Pleocytoses

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Leukocytosis".

Diseases [C]
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases [C15]
Hematologic Diseases [C15.378]
Leukocyte Disorders [C15.378.553]
Leukocytosis [C15.378.553.475]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Leukocytosis [C23.550.526]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	2	3
2009	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1

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Drees M, Kanapathippillai N, Zubrow MT. Bandemia with normal white blood cell counts associated with infection. Am J Med. 2012 Nov; 125(11):1124.e9-1124.e15.

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Deirmengian GK, Zmistowski B, Jacovides C, O'Neil J, Parvizi J. Leukocytosis is common after total hip and knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Nov; 469(11):3031-6.

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Kanegaye JT, Nigrovic LE, Malley R, Cannavino CR, Schwab SH, Bennett JE, Mohseni MM, Wang VJ, Katsogridakis YL, Herman MI, Kuppermann N. Diagnostic value of immature neutrophils (bands) in the cerebrospinal fluid of children with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis. Pediatrics. 2009 Jun; 123(6):e967-71.

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Davis KL, Shah SS, Frank G, Eppes SC. Why are young infants tested for herpes simplex virus? Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Oct; 24(10):673-8.

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Nigrovic LE, Malley R, Macias CG, Kanegaye JT, Moro-Sutherland DM, Schremmer RD, Schwab SH, Agrawal D, Mansour KM, Bennett JE, Katsogridakis YL, Mohseni MM, Bulloch B, Steele DW, Kaplan RL, Herman MI, Bandyopadhyay S, Dayan P, Truong UT, Wang VJ, Bonsu BK, Chapman JL, Kuppermann N. Effect of antibiotic pretreatment on cerebrospinal fluid profiles of children with bacterial meningitis. Pediatrics. 2008 Oct; 122(4):726-30.

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Ghanem E, Houssock C, Pulido L, Han S, Jaberi FM, Parvizi J. Determining "true" leukocytosis in bloody joint aspiration. J Arthroplasty. 2008 Feb; 23(2):182-7.

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Nigrovic LE, Kuppermann N, Macias CG, Cannavino CR, Moro-Sutherland DM, Schremmer RD, Schwab SH, Agrawal D, Mansour KM, Bennett JE, Katsogridakis YL, Mohseni MM, Bulloch B, Steele DW, Kaplan RL, Herman MI, Bandyopadhyay S, Dayan P, Truong UT, Wang VJ, Bonsu BK, Chapman JL, Kanegaye JT, Malley R. Clinical prediction rule for identifying children with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis at very low risk of bacterial meningitis. JAMA. 2007 Jan 03; 297(1):52-60.

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Landolfi R, Di Gennaro L, Barbui T, De Stefano V, Finazzi G, Marfisi R, Tognoni G, Marchioli R. Leukocytosis as a major thrombotic risk factor in patients with polycythemia vera. Blood. 2007 Mar 15; 109(6):2446-52.

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Porcu P, Farag S, Marcucci G, Cataland SR, Kennedy MS, Bissell M. Leukocytoreduction for acute leukemia. Ther Apher. 2002 Feb; 6(1):15-23.

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