Monocytosis
Last updated: Thursday, 20, January, 2011
| Key Information | Appropriate Tests |
|---|---|
Review clinical findings. FBC, blood film, differential WCC. See Table 4 Reference intervals for leucocyte differential counts | |
With monocytes showing normal morphology. | |
Acute or chronic bacterial infection, especially | |
Recovery from agranulocytosis | See Neutropenia |
Cytokine administration | Cytokines (eg, G-CSF, GM-CSF) commonly cause neutrophilia and/or monocytosis. |
Chronic idiopathic neutropenia | |
Splenic atrophy/absence | |
With abnormal 'monocytoid' cells | |
Myelodysplasia, especially | Monocyte morphology may be abnormal. |
Acute myelomonocytic, monocytic leukaemia | See Acute leukaemia. |