7 mths old has had blood work done once a month over the last 5 months and ever it came back it was high?

Question

My 7 mths old has had blood work done once a month over the last 5 months and ever it came back it was high?

or it drop just alittle bit what could be cause this should I be worried

some times hes had blood work done 3 to 4 times in a month and still the same thing.

his blood count said it was white count

the test is for him to have surgery on is skull he has what is call craniosynostosis of the sagittal suture. they will not do surgery with the count being so high for so long they thought he just had a virus but now his doctore is on sure so he has been referred to a hematologist

Answer 1

infants normally have a higher white count.. and the manual differential is different from adults also.  it could be that the white count is normal for the child.  "normal" is a range and not a particular normal.  within that range there is an accepted small percentage that would be abnormal for the patient even though the value was within the normal range... and there are those that are normal for the patient even though the value is outside of the normal range.  the "normal" range is established from the patient population.  different areas have different ranges due the variation in population.

perhaps it would be wise to get another opinion from another doctor.. considering this has been going on for a while.  a pediatric hematologist or an older pediatrician... someone with plenty of experience.

Answer 2

what is the question exactly?

Answer 3

There are many reasons why a white blood count should be elevated, but first of all, has the infant's age been taken into account? Normal values vary slightly from laboratory to laboratory, but the range of normal in a child this age is in the neighborhood of 5,000 to 18,000, compared to a normal adults range of 4,500 to 11,000. Not all automated blood counters (Coulter Counters and the like) take the patient's age into account when they give a value as "HIGH," wherein it is actually normal for the patient's age.

Yes, a hematologist should be able to sort this out, but my bias is to check with your pediatrician.