Question:
My son is 16 months old. For the past 2 and a half months he has had swollen glands but no other symptoms. My doctor kept telling me it was just a virus, i finally got her to do a blood test his first WBC was 19,000 than she said it must be a bacterial infection and put him on antibotics, took another CBC a week later and it was 15,000. They then send me to Detroit Childrens Hospital to see a blood disease specialist. They did another CBC and his blood count went up to 16,500 and also a blood smear that showed a virus... i was just wondering if anyone knew what type of virus could last for this long?
Answers:
You normally see elevated wbc count in a bacterial infection Not a virus.
Viruses are actually things that will stay in your body forever because of their composition. However, they will not always be active.
Not sure about this particular case but swollen glands and a high wbc (white blood count) can be a sign of lymphoma. (It was for me anyway)
Please, be sure to suggest this to your doctor and continue to stay strong for your little boy.
Also, remember the virus may be harmless. Don't panic :)
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