Neutrophils - a type of white blood cells, which are formed elements of blood. neutrophil level in the blood is in the range 42-72% of the leukocyte cells. If any indisposition first thing the doctor prescribes surrender CBC. If the neutrophil count increased in a child, it indicates the presence of an infectious inflammation.
Indications for delivery of analyzes
The main reasons for increasing neutrophils in children are different inflammatory processes.
Basically prescribe a blood test if a child is sick from diseases such as:
- otitis;
- angina;
- pneumonia;
- inflammation of the appendix;
- blood poisoning;
- peritonitis and other inflammatory and purulent diseases.
Another indication for checking the performance of neutrophils in the blood of children are in severe burns, cancer of the blood, hemolytic anemia, and the presence of venous ulcers. Upon receiving the preparations which are to corticosteroids, is periodically allocated renting assays, since such drugs may provoke high level of neutrophils.
Norm
neutrophil norm in children differs from that of adults. Figure indicated as a percentage and is not tied to gender, and varies only with the age of the child. In the study necessarily determined segmented and stab neutrophil. For each age group has its own norm.
For example, band neutrophils rate for a newborn is 5-12% after 5 days and up to 5 years of age the rate is from 1 to 5%, and above 5 years of normal index in the range of 1-4%. With regard to the segmental neutrophils, the absolute number is:
- newborns have parameters within the limits of 50-70%;
- on the 5th day after the birth rates are falling to 35-55%;
- in 1 month from the date of the birth rate is 17-30%;
- year-old child has a rate of 20-35%;
- five year old child - 35-55%;
- children 10 years and older - 40-60%.
Average number of particles protects the baby against various infections, as They are movable particles and when an inflammatory focus directed thereto.
What level is considered high
If increased blood neutrophils in a child, it testifies to the inflammatory process. A slight increase of these cells in the blood may be of a temporary nature and cause such a phenomenon capable of simple experiences or excessive activity in children. In such cases, the other indicators are normal.
When re-delivery of analyzes of neutrophils growth may be detected and other leukocytes, then appointed additional, more thorough investigations, as growth rates can talk about the disease and require immediate treatment. If segmented neutrophils increased in a child, it indicates the presence of a disease, as this kind of neutrophils is responsible for immunity.
What does raising
Increase segmented neutrophils indicates the presence of progressive virus in the body of the child. This may be a festering sore, pneumonia, infection, cancer of the blood. Increased rates of a child in the blood can indicate that he observed neutrophilia, and it means more than the presence of granulocyte white blood cells. Neutrocytosis a child's typical for leukocytosis newborn pathological leukocytosis caused by infection or inflammation.
Neutrophilia can be induced teething infants, because this period is considered to be an inflammatory process in the body, and the immune system works more actively.
Neutrophilia is 2 types: absolute and relative. Absolute happens with increasing amounts of neutrophils per 1 unit of blood volume. During the increase in the percentage of neutrophils in the blood determine the relative neutrophilia.
Neutrocytosis plays an important role in the treatment of infectious diseases, as in almost all cases increased segmented neutrophils. Analysis neutrocytosis doctors identify a child whose causes can be not only in the presence of the disease, but also in a strong fatigue. This is especially true of children of primary school age who are just starting to get used to the changes in life. It may be linked to nervous stress due to family problems (divorce, death of a close).
What to do
Since the increase of neutrophils in the blood is an indication of what is happening in the body of the child inflammatory process, it is first necessary to determine what triggered their pathology high level. Appointed by additional studies, after which the doctor determined a course of therapy of the underlying disease.
Correctly chosen treatment is to eliminate the source of inflammation and normalizes blood parameters.
Once the child recovers, neutrophil levels normalized immediately. But the restoration of indicators takes time, which is dependent on the disease and the degree of severity: it may take from a week to several months.
If the reason for the high rates is the use of drugs, mostly corticosteroids means the doctor reviewing the treatment or even cancel the reception of such a drug.
As a preventive measure you need to follow some simple guidelines:
- add to the child's diet more vegetables and fruits, limit intake of protein foods, eliminate fried foods, as well as acute and smoked.
- important healthy sleep of the child;
- a relaxing stay.
If neutrophils normalization takes place for too long, it is assigned a descriptive study that identify the causes of deviations from normal performance.
Harmful if deviation
Since a higher percentage of neutrophils indicates the presence of disease in the body of the child, the disregard of such an indicator is fraught with unpleasant consequences. As with adults, children, increased neutrophil count is dangerous because Many diseases increase their level, and if left untreated progress at a high rate.
Properly chosen therapy to help cope with the disease and improve the immunity of the child. Ignoring the disease weakens the immune system and the cells of the protective function, simply disintegrate. When the band neutrophils are increased in children, it may indicate not only the banality of SARS, but the presence of such diseases as leukemia or sepsis.
There are occasions when indicators of leukocytes, particularly neutrophils, lower allowable level. It is also a bad sign and may indicate a low immunity, which is caused by the rapid destruction of leukocytes or little generation efficiency and disorder. Neutrophil deficiency causes neutropenia, which is diagnosed if the metric is below normal levels.
Basically the reason for such a state is transferred disease or problem in bone marrow functioning. These conditions provoke neutrophil destruction and slow the regenerative processes in the body. Another reason for low levels of neutrophils can be a small number of mature cells in the body of the child.
Such a process is associated with the following diseases:
- fungal diseases;
- flu;
- rubella;
- chemical poisoning;
- anaphylactic shock;
- blood cancer;
- exposure and anemia.
It happens that in the first year of life indicators are lower than normal, but the disease is not detected, it can be a feature of the body and do not worry.
As a preventive measure to take the CBC need at least 1 time per year to detect deviations from the indicators. There are serious diseases that occur in a latent form, and without research it is impossible to identify at an early stage. Thus, the rise and fall rates are not the norm.
