hyperleukocytosis
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Noun
hyperleukocytosis (uncountable)
- The condition of having an extremely high leukocyte count (higher even than in most leucocytosis).
- 2015, Bernhard Ziegler et al., “Thromboelastometric Monitoring of the Hemostatic Effect of Platelet Concentrates Transfusion in Thrombocytopenic Children Undergoing Chemotherapy”, in Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, volume 21, :
- However, the guidelines did note that “a higher threshold may be required in newborns or in patients with signs of hemorrhage, high fever, hyperleukocytosis, rapid fall of platelet count, or coagulation abnormalities and in those undergoing invasive procedures or in circumstances in which platelet transfusions may not be readily available in case of emergencies.”
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