Typhoid fever will show normally low white cell count.In many cases leucocytosis also reported.Leucopenia with neutropenia and relative lymphocytosis are believed to be common findings in patients with typhoid fever. read more
Leukopenia and neutropenia are the main findings in the blood of Typhoid patients.On bone marrow study showed hemophagocytosis with an increased number of histiocytes that had phagocytized most of the neutrophils,rbcs and platelets resulting low count.Hemophagocytosis is seen in other infectious diseases also. read more
Humans with typhoid fever accumulate hemophagocytic histiocytes, macrophages, or dendritic cells in the spleen and bone marrow. Hemophagocytosis is an important mechanism in producing neutropenia, anemia and thrombocytopenia. read more