neutrophilia
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Etiology
- increased production
- idiopathic
- drug-induced -> corticosteroids*
- infection
- inflammation
- cigarette smoking[2]
- may persist for >= 1 year after smoking cessation[3]
- thermal injury
- tissue necrosis
- myocardial infarction
- pulmonary infarction
- hypersensitivity states
- connective tissue disorders
- appendicitis
- cigarette smoking[2]
- myeloproliferative disorders
- increased mobilization from the bone marrow
- corticosteroids*
- acute infection (endotoxin)
- inflammation (thermal injury)
- defective margination
- pharmaceutical agents
- stress
- excitement
- vigorous exercise
- leukocyte adhesion protein (C3bi {CR3} receptor) deficiency
- miscellaneous
- metabolic disorders
- drugs -> lithium
- metastatic carcinoma
- acute hemorrhage
- hemolysis
* inhaled budesonide not commonly associated with neutrophilia[2]
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References
- ↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 332
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NEJM Knowledge+. Question of the Week. June 7, 2016 http://www.jwatch.org
Riley LK, Rupert J. Evaluation of Patients with Leukocytosis. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Dec 1;92(11):1004-11. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26760415
Parry H, Cohen S, Schlarb JE et al Smoking, alcohol consumption, and leukocyte counts. Am J Clin Pathol. 1997 Jan;107(1):64-7. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8980369 Free Article
Schwartz J, Weiss ST. Cigarette smoking and peripheral blood leukocyte differentials. Ann Epidemiol. 1994 May;4(3):236-42. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8055125 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19 American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022