Elevation in white blood cell count after corticosteroid use in noninfected hospitalized patients
When interpreting WBC counts after initiating steroids, increases of up to 4.84 × 10<sup>9</sup>/L cells may be seen within 48 h after high-dose steroids. Larger increases, and any increase after low-dose steroids, suggest other causes of leukocytosis.
Authors
- Michael B. Rothberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2063-1876)
- Erin C. Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2174-4028)
- Rebecca Schulte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0009-8947)
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70008
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.13