Epinephrine induced leucocytosis in a non-infective exacerbation of asthma
Turnbull, A.M.J.; Conway, L.A.; Castro-Silva, A.; Hill, S.M.
Acute Medicine 9(3): 118-119
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4892 PMID: 21597592 Document Number: 12443
In life-threatening cases of Acute Asthma the administration of epinephrine may be given as part of the initial management by paramedics. Concurrent infection is a frequent precipitant of an asthma exacerbation and consequently a leucocytosis is often found in such a situation. This case illustrates that marked leucocytosis can occur without an underlying infective process following epinphrine use.
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