can r.a. medicine cause low white blood cell count?

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can r.a. medicine cause low white blood cell count?

2007-01-23 05:24:50 · 1 answers · asked by crystal s 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases

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If you are referring to rheumatoid arthritis, the answer is yes. One treatment for RA is methotrexate which is sometimes used to treat cancer. One of its side effects is that it is toxic to the bone marrow. The bone marrow is the body's source for blood cells including white blood cells.

2007-01-23 08:19:53 · answer #1 · answered by KarlYKT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋