What causes low monocytes?

Answer 1

A low number of monocytes in the blood (monocytopenia) can occur in response to the release of toxins into the blood by certain types of bacteria (endotoxemia), as well as in people receiving chemotherapy or corticosteroids.
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Answer 2

An abnormal increase in monocytes is called monocytosis. High monocytes alone can't tell you the nature of your problem or disease. Monocystosis can come from chronic inflammatory disease, viral disease (mononucleosis is indicated with increased lymphocytes not moncytosis monnucleosis refers to the fact that the lymphocyte only has one nucleus instead of lobulated or multinucleated White blood cells ), protozoal infection like such as malaria, or bacterial disease such as tuberculosis. Your health care provider must use the high monocyte count as only a small part of determining the cause of your illness, and the history and physical exam will be critical in finding out what's wrong with you. Please talk to your clinician for information specific to your situation.

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Answer 3

monocytes are elevated in infections like tuberculosis