When a baby is sick and goes to the hospital, various tests need to be done to confirm what disease the baby is suffering from. One of the unavoidable tests among many is the blood routine examination. Sometimes, parents may see a test report stating that their white blood cell count is 13.5. However, due to a lack of relevant knowledge, they may not understand what this means. So, let's now learn about whether the baby's white blood cell count is severe with 13.5?
Firstly, the value of 13.5 white blood cells is abnormal and slightly elevated, but whether it is severe or not depends on the specific disease the baby is suffering from. White blood cells are actually the immune cells of the human body. When a baby has a cold or fever, white blood cells will also increase. However, this disease is generally not a big problem. As long as the symptoms of the cold are controlled and the fever subsides, the value of white blood cells will decrease.
But there are also some diseases, such as more severe ones like leukemia, where the number of white blood cells can also change, possibly increasing or decreasing, which is a very serious disease. So parents should not worry when they see their baby's high white blood cell count. They should consult a doctor to see if there are symptoms such as thrombocytopenia or severe anemia. If these symptoms are present, they are more severe. If there are no such symptoms, just a simple increase in white blood cells is generally not a big problem.
