White blood cell elevation, if caused by a respiratory infection such as a cold, cough, or fever, can be recovered with anti-infective and symptomatic treatment.
Common infectious diseases in addition to respiratory infections include urinary tract infections, acute gastroenteritis, suppurative appendicitis, cutaneous dermatitis, and traumatic infections, which are usually cured early with anti-infective and symptomatic treatment.
White blood cell elevation is also a manifestation of leukemia. Patients may not be in obvious discomfort in the early stages, mostly because of malaise, fever, swollen lymph nodes, etc. Consult the routine blood test for abnormally high white blood cells, in addition to other indicators such as red blood cells, platelets, hemoglobin and other abnormalities of varying degrees, should be highly suspicious of hematologic disorders, promptly perform bone marrow aspiration biopsy to clarify the diagnosis, if it is leukemia. If it is leukemia, early treatment should be given, combined with the patient’s condition, such as chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation. Therefore when the white blood cells are high, it is important to pay attention to it and seek medical attention in time to further clarify the cause of the disease and avoid delaying it.