IT has long been recognized that a leukocytosis is commonly but not uniformly present during pregnancy. Virchow spoke of the "physiologic leukocytosis of pregnancy," which has been observed by ...

Although a high white blood cell count is associated with an increased likelihood of infection, the clinical significance of extreme leukocytosis (EL), defined as a white blood cell count of ≥ ...

This case illustrates that in the older patient with leukocytosis and right lower quadrant pain, although appendicitis is still a likely clinical diagnosis, other entities should be considered ...