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Lymphocytopenia is a medical condition, in which abnormally decreased lymphocytes amount under 1,500 cells per microliter in adults blood or under 3,000 cells per microliter of blood in children occurs. The blood usually consists of 15-40% lymphocytes of all blood cells. Lymphocyte is central to the immune systems: Lymphocytes prevent a person’s body against viral infections; lymphocytes help other cells prevent the body from getting fungal and bacterial infections; lymphocytes develop into plasma cells (antibodies producing cells); lymphocytes fight cancer and help coordinate other cell activities in the immune systems. Lymphocytopenia may be resulted from different conditions and diseases. The count of lymphocytes may be lowered briefly during chemotherapy, radiation therapy, severe stress, and treatment with Corticosteroids. Individuals with low T-lymphocytes number usually experience more severe lymphocytopenias, than individuals with low B-lymphocyte number, but either deficiency may be life-threatening. Lymphocytopenia itself can result no symptoms and is usually found in full blood cell numbers which were ordered to diagnose other diseases. Significantly lowered count of lymphocytes causes viruses with infections, parasites, and fungi. With recent laboratory technologies, changes in counts of specific forms of lymphocytes may be discovered. For example, lowering of T lymphocytes, called T4 cell is the only way to measure the development of AIDS. Lymphocytopenia treatment depends mostly on the causes. Lymphocytopenia, resulted from medication, generally resolves within days after an individual stops using the medication. If Lymphocytopenia is caused by AIDS, usually little can be done to produce higher numbers of lymphocytes, although specific medications including AZT (zidovudine) and DDI(didanosine) can increase the count of T cells. In Lymphocytopenia with deficiency of B lymphocytes, the antibodies amount can drop below normal and substances rich in antibodies (gamma globulin) can be prescribed to prevent infection. If infections develop, such antibiotics as antifungal or antiviral medications indicated against the infective organisms are prescribed.
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