Health DescriptionHealth Consultation Description: I'm a 38 years old Woman. I just got my blood work results back. my MPV is 11.2 which is .8 over XXXXXXX my RBC is 4.04 which is 1.06 below Min. and my WBC is 6.3 which is average. can it be a Chronic Myelogenous
Leukemia?
Expert ReplyCondition analysis:
Dear madam, it can be sign of myeloproliferative disorders including myelogenous leukemia, but also sign of some other more common causes so you dont have to think of the worst right now.
Thrombocitosis can be caused by some autoimmune diseases, anaemia or certain infections. Or it can be idiopathic.
Myelogenous leukemia would manifest with high white blood count so when we talk about serious blood it would be more likely esential trombocytosis.But all these disorders are usually found in elderly.
Do you have some symptoms such as Weight loss or loss of appetite, fever and night sweats, bone or joint pain, trouble breathing or gastrointestinal bleeding. If not,then just repeat blood work for 2-3 months and see will high MPV persist.
WIsh you good health. If you have any question I ll be glad to help.
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Biologic therapy: Biologic therapy is a treatment that uses the patient's immune system to fight cancer or other diseases. Substances made by the body or made in a laboratory are used to boost, direct, or restore the body's natural defenses against disease. This type of treatment is also called biotherapy or immunotherapy. Interferon alfa and pegylated interferon alpha are biologic agents commonly used to treat some chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms. Erythropoietic growth factors are also biologic agents. They are used to stimulate the bone marrow to make red blood cells.