- Granulocytosis
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MeshID = Inmedicine , granulocytosis is the presence inperipheral blood of an increased number ofgranulocyte s, a category ofwhite blood cell s. Often, the word refers to an increasedneutrophil granulocyte count, as neutrophils are the main granulocytes.Causes
An increase in
eosinophil granulocyte is known aseosinophilia .Granulocytosis can be a feature of a number of diseases:
*Infection , especially bacterial
*Malignancy , most notablyleukemia (it is the main feature ofchronic myelogenous leukemia , CML)
*Autoimmune disease Prognostic relations
In
cardiovascular disease , increasedwhite blood cell counts have been shown to indicate a worse prognosis.ee also
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Agranulocytosis
*Complete blood count
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