Hi doc.. my age is 27 and recentaly i had viral fever in which blood plateletes had come down to 70K but now it has increased to 1.33 lakh..but WBC count also increased..what is the reason for WBC increase, also my palm and leg is itiching badly..what should i do??
Hi, In any infection, WBC count increases to fight of infection. In bacterial infections, it is neutrophil increase, while in viral infections it is lymphocyte increase. Viruses can affect the bone marrow or peripheral blood resulting in anemia, low platelet count and reduced WBC. Slowly as the body fights of the infection with or without help of antivirals, it increases, and you are going to find lymphocytes. RBC will take longer time to increase compared to WBC and platelets. Leg and palm itching might be an allergic reaction. Take antihistamines. Try to identify allergen and avoid it. Also seen in the blood workup, if eosinophils are increased. Hope this helps. Any further queries, happy to help again.