I'm really concerned about my dad's health. He's been having an unusually high WBC count, but he doesn't show any symptoms of leukocytosis. The blood smear and spleen tests all came back normal. He's stable, with no fever or inflammation, but his WBC count keeps fluctuating between 52000 and 28000. What could be causing this variation in his WBC count when everything else seems fine?

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Dr Dr Khaleel Ur Rahim

General Practitioner

MBBS
1+ Yrs

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it's normal

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Answered 04/07/2025

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