A high and or elevated WBC in the blood is usually always an indication of a virus and/or signs of inflammation and/or infection. It can honestly mean so many things. Depending on how the testing to determine elevated WBC is done (spinal tap or via routine blood draw),would also impact the accuracy of such a test. If the WBC came back out of the "higher than normal" range. additional testing would then be done. Usually the Dr. who ordered the test might perscribe antibiotics to treat any type of virus/infection causing the increase of WBC. the levels will usually go back down and no future problems arise.
I have SLE-an auto-immune disease...my WBC is always on the higher side and is no reason for any alarm. If my WBC gets extremely high, other tests are done such as ANA, RA, DNA to locate the cause of WBC to be higher and treatment can then be prescribed.
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A Complete Blood Count is when the cells in your blood are counted and analyzed and the results are sent to your doctor. They measure the red and white blood cells and platelets. If any of the counts are larger or smaller than the guidelines state then your doctor starts looking for the cause. Many diseases cause a change in the blood count.
No, there are many diseases that can't be detected by a CBC or complete blood count.
Eczema do not cause low white blood cell count.
Lyme disease can cause a high white blood count.
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The usual cause of elevated white cell count (leukocytosis) is a bacterial infection. Once the infection is treated the count automatically comes down. Less common causes are autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and leukemia. The outcome depends on the underlying cause.
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