KROK 1 2010 – Question 175 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 5 year old child is ill with measles. Blood analysis revealed increase of total number of leukocytes up to 13 · 10⁹/l. Leukogram: basophils - 0, eosinophils - 1, myelocytes - 0, juvenile neutrophils - 0, band neutrophils - 2, segmented neutrophils - 41, lymphocytes - 28, monocytes - 28. Name this phenomenon:
- A. Eosinopenia
- B. Neutropenia
- C. Monocytosis
- D. Lymphocytosis
- E. Agranulocytosis
Hint
Compare each cell line in the differential count with its normal percentage in a child, and see which one stands out in this viral illness.
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