OBJECTIVES There are close associations among raised white blood cell (WBC) count, coronary heart disease, and metabolic syndrome in the general population. The association between WBC count and vascular complications of diabetes has not been explored. We carried out a cross-sectional cohort study to determine the association between WBC count and the presence of macro- and microvascular compli...

BACKGROUND An elevated white blood cell (WBC) count is a characteristic finding in pneumococcal pneumonia. Very low WBC counts, occurring in some cases, are often associated with overwhelming pneumonia and have been attributed to alcohol-induced suppression of bone marrow. However, a systematic study of neutropenia, leukocytosis, alcohol ingestion, and cirrhosis in pneumococcal pneumonia has no...

background: there are two forms of itp: acute and chronic. the chronic form is defined by persistent thrombocytopenia for more than 12 months and mostly occurs among young women. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical variables in adult patients with chronic itp in west iran. patients and methods: between of 2007 and 2014, ninety adult patients with chronic itp referred to ou...

The mRNA expression of type 2 diabetes-related genes in white blood cells (WBC) was examined before and after onset in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rat. The level of the calpain 10 (CAPN10) transcript was significantly decreased compared to control animals in WBC before and after onset. Significant decreases in this gene expression were also found in the major insulin-target tissue...

BACKGROUND Bone infection is a common issue in infectiology. The gold standard for evaluating bone infection is the white blood cell (WBC) scan. In our practice the WBC scan is coupled with a bone scan. Discordances in the results of these two examinations are a common occurrence in daily practice. We decided to investigate the meaning of these discordances. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two hundred ...