Letter: Smoking and leucocyte count.

Does Leucocyte Count Vary with Beedi Smoking?

Background: The peripheral leucocyte count is an important predictor of morbidity and mortality. Hence, host and environmental factors influencing the peripheral leukocyte count are of interest. The influence of smoking on Total Leucocyte Count and Differential Leucocyte Count was investigated. Aims & Objective: To see the influence of smoking on Total Leucocyte Count (TLC) and Differential Leu...

Acute appendicitis and the leucocyte count.

The age range was between 3 1/2years and 66 years. The total white ceIl count range was 4000 per c.mm. to 23400 per c.mm. 52 cases (52%) had a ceIl count of more than 10000 per c.mm. while in 48 cases (480/0) the leucocyte count was below 10000 per c.mm. The lowest count of 4000 . per c.mm. was seen in a case of acute appendicitis with free pus (grade 2) and the highest count of 23400 per c.mm....

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A sex difference in the leucocyte count.

In a study of a group of 325 blood donors between the ages of 18 and 65 years, the total leucocyte and polymorph counts of the females aged 50 to 65 years were found to be significantly lower than those of the corresponding group of male donors. In the whole series of female donors, there were significantly lower total leucocyte and lymphocyte counts with increasing age and a less significant (...

The differential leucocyte count in mongols.