Monocyte percentage 13.5% indicates a high percentage of monocytes, which may be related to physiologic increase, infection, hematologic disorders, etc.
Monocyte belongs to one kind of white blood cells, monocyte percentage is the percentage of white blood cell count accounted for by monocyte, monocyte percentage 13.5% indicates that the percentage of monocyte is high, may be related to the following factors:
1. Physiologic increase: monocytes may increase in infants, children, and women during pregnancy.
2. Infections: some infectious diseases can cause high monocyte percentage, such as infectious mononucleosis caused by viral infections, typhoid fever, tuberculosis and so on, which can cause peripheral blood mononucleosis.
3. Blood system diseases: some blood diseases can also lead to increased percentage of monocytes, such as acute monocytic leukemia, chronic granulocytic leukemia, lymphoma and so on.
4. Others: such as acute infectious diseases, malignant tumors after chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation recovery, cirrhosis of the liver, etc., can also appear increased monocyte percentage phenomenon.
Monocyte percentage of 13.5% alone can not accurately determine the cause, but also need to be combined with the characteristics of the medical history, other test results to make an accurate judgment, it is recommended to clarify the cause of the disease under the guidance of a doctor.