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There are 2 ways of understanding this difference.
1) Firstly, one of the causes of leucocytosis could be leukemia. But there are several other less-severe causes of leucocytosis such as infection,hemorrhage, corticosteroid treatment etc. So, leukemia is one of the types of leucocytosis.
2) Secondly, leukemia is when large number of IMMATURE WBC's are in circulation. In leucocytosis, the WBC's are normal and mature. This is a very important point of difference.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThere are 2 ways of understanding this difference.
1) Firstly, one of the causes of leucocytosis could be leukemia. But there are several other less-severe causes of leucocytosis such as infection,hemorrhage, corticosteroid treatment etc. So, leukemia is one of the types of leucocytosis.
2) Secondly, leukemia is when large number of IMMATURE RBC's are in circulation. In leucocytosis, the RBC's are normal and mature. This is a very important point of difference.
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∙ 10y agoThey are one in the same except,,,,lukemia is the wrong spelling for Leukemia.
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What is the difference between leukemia and hypochromasia?
what is the difference between lukemia and hypochromasia
Does lukemia cause lymphederma?
dos leukemia cause lympherderma
What is the difference between leukemia and leukemoid reaction?
Leukemia is blood cancer.
Can Mosquitoes pass on Lukemia?
No, mosquitoes cannot pass on leukemia. Leukemia is a type of cancer and is not a contagious disease therefore it cannot be transmitted through insects.
How do you spell lukemia?
The correct spelling is leukemia (blood disease).
What did Ernie Davis die of?
Ernie Davis died on May 18, 1963 at the age of 23.
Will your lukemia come back if you drink a lot of alcohol?
Alcohol does not cause leukemia. It is not even a risk factor for the disease.
Can your dog catch leukemia from you?
your dog can catch lukemia from you in fact, so you should probably get rid of one or the other.
What is the color ribbon for lukemia?
Different colored ribbons are used to show awareness for a cause. The color of a leukemia ribbon is orange.
What happens if you catch pneumonia and you have lukemia?
A friend of mine her daughter was just diagnosed with leukemia friday. She is 6 years old. And has already started Chemo. Now she has Pneumonia. Could this worsen the Leukemia, and be fatal?
What is the disease called in which white blood cells are produced in great numbers?
Leukemia is the condition of overproduction of WBC .It is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal increase of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes gets the name from leuco(colorless or white )cytes (cells)
Is lukemia an infectious disease?
Lukemia is not infectious
