What is the reason, if the child is elevated monocytes? Photo: Getty
Causes of elevated monocytes in a child
Doctors called these cells "wipers"they diligently purify the blood of all harmful components. Proceeding from this, the conclusion follows, monocytes are raised in the child - in an organism there was an infection and a serious disease, for struggle against which there is a multiplication of a cell. This is a kind of distress signal and rescue therapy is urgently needed. To navigate in numbers, adults need to memorize the level of monocytes by heart:
- At the birth of the baby, they should be from 3 to 12%;
- The first two weeks of life - from 5 to 15%;
- From the age of six months to 1 year - from 4 to 10%;
- From year to 16 years of age - from 3 to 9%. In subsequent years, the level of monocytes should not exceed 8%.
If the analysis results in increased monocytes inblood in a child, doctors make a diagnosis - monocytosis. There are two types of pathology - relative and absolute. In the first case, the level of cells is normal, but their number prevails over other components - erythrocytes, leukocytes, etc. The problem is easily solved by preventive measures, traditional treatment. In the case of absolute monocytosis, the norms are exceeded in all indices. The symptom speaks of inflammatory processes, infectious diseases and requires an urgent detection of the disease. Cells can be intensively produced with such problems as: · Toxoplasmosis; · Rheumatism; · Malaria; · Sarcoidosis; · Tuberculosis; · Lupus; · Enteritis; · Syphilis; · Brucellosis; · Colitis; · Mononucleosis is infectious; · Poisoning with phosphorus or tetrachloroethanol.
Treatment if monocytes in the blood of a child are elevated
To adjust the level of monocytes,it is necessary to treat the root cause of the pathology - the disease that caused the growth of cells. As soon as the therapy removes the inflammation, the tumor, relieve the infection, the cell level will come back to normal after a while. Often the reason for the increase in the number of monocytes can be banal teething, a period of recovery, recovery from surgery. Whatever the reason, check and fully explore the baby's body will not be superfluous. Perhaps this is his individual characteristic and there are no grounds for concern. Also interesting:
