Monocytosis

Monocytosis
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	D72.8
ICD-9	288.8
DiseasesDB	22713

Monocytosis is an increase in the number of monocytes circulating in the blood.^[1] Monocytes are white blood cells that give rise to macrophages and dendritic cells in the immune system.

In humans, 950/μL is regarded as at the upper limit of normal; monocyte counts above this level are regarded as monocytosis.^{[citation needed]}

Causes

Monocytosis often occurs during chronic inflammation. Diseases that produce this state:

• Infections: tuberculosis, brucellosis, listeriosis, subacute bacterial endocarditis, syphilis, and other viral infections and many protozoal and rickettsial infections (e.g. kala azar, malaria, Rocky Mountain spotted fever).
• Blood and immune causes: chronic neutropenia and myeloproliferative disorders.
• Autoimmune diseases and vasculitis: systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
• Malignancies: Hodgkin's disease and certain leukaemias, such as chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) and monocytic leukemia.
• Recovery phase of neutropenia or an acute infection.
• Miscellaneous causes: sarcoidosis and lipid storage disease.

References

1. ^ "monocytosis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

This medical sign article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Monocyte and granulocyte disorders Medical sign stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Correlative-based fallacies Warring States (novel) Look at other dictionaries: monocytosis — mon·o·cy·to·sis (mŏn ə sī tōʹsĭs) n. pl. mon·o·cy·to·ses ( sēz) An abnormal increase of monocytes in the blood, occurring in infectious mononucleosis and certain bacterial infections such as tuberculosis. * * * …   Universalium monocytosis — noun An increase in the number of circulating monocytes …   Wiktionary monocytosis — An abnormal increase in the number of monocytes in the circulating blood. SYN: monocytic leukocytosis. * * * mono·cy·to·sis sī tō səs n, pl to·ses .sēz an abnormal increase in the number of monocytes in the circulating blood compare… …   Medical dictionary monocytosis — mono·cy·to·sis …   English syllables monocytosis — n. an increase in the number of monocytes in the blood. It occurs in a variety of diseases, including monocytic leukaemia and infections due to some bacteria and protozoa …   The new mediacal dictionary monocytosis — /ˌmɒnoʊsaɪˈtoʊsəs/ (say .monohsuy tohsuhs) noun an increase in the circulating monocytes in the blood, found in various bacterial infections, etc …   monocytosis — noun increase in the number of monocytes in the blood; symptom of monocytic leukemia • Hypernyms: ↑symptom …   Useful english dictionary Моноцитоз (Monocytosis) — увеличение числа моноцитов в крови. Может наблюдаться при различных заболеваниях, в том числе при некоторых видах лейкемий (моноцитарных лейкемий (monocytic leukaemias)) и инфекциях, вызванных отдельными бактериями и простейшими. Источник:… …   Медицинские термины avian monocytosis — noun : blue comb …   Useful english dictionary моноцитоз — (monocytosis; моноцит + оз: син. лейкоцитоз моноцитарный) относительно или абсолютно увеличенное содержание моноцитов в периферической крови; наблюдается, напр., при некоторых инфекционных болезнях …   Большой медицинский словарь 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”