Whether a baby’s fever leukocytes 20 × 10⁹ / L or more is serious depends on what the cause of the baby, such as acute upper respiratory tract infections caused by the not considered serious, acute and chronic leukemia caused by is more serious.
The normal value of white blood cells, such as the normal value of venous blood white blood cells in newborn babies up to 7 days old is (5.0~25) x 10⁹/L, newborn babies from 7 days to <28 days old is (5.0~15) x 10⁹/L, and babies from 28 days to <6 months old is (4.3~14.2) x 10 ⁹/L.
For babies 6 months ~ <1 year old is (4.8~14.6) × 10⁹/L, for babies 1~2 years old is (5.1~14.1) × 10⁹/L; for babies 2~6 years old is (4.4~11.9) × 10⁹/L, and for children in the age range of 6~13 years old is (4.3~ 11.3) × 10⁹/L, and in children aged 13 to 18 years is (4.1 to 11.0) × 10⁹/L.
Baby fever leukocytes 20 × 10⁹ / L or more is serious, depends on what disease caused, such as bacterial infection caused by acute upper respiratory tract infection, in the disease is cured more than no sequelae, at this time the disease is not considered serious.
If the baby suffers from acute and chronic leukemia, it will cause an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells, which may be 20×10⁹/L or more, accompanied by fever symptoms are more serious, leukemia is a malignant proliferative disease of the hematopoietic system, which is a serious threat to human life and health.
Baby fever accompanied by increased white blood cells can be seen in a variety of situations, it is recommended to go to the hospital for timely symptomatic treatment.