2007-01-23 09:51:11 · 3 answers · asked by isiahjjj 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
You see, in a normal blood count, monocyte's normal valeu is from 0-6 in ratio with the rest of white blood cells, This means a low count or none at all is just normal BUT the increased number is indication of underlying disease.Could be inflammation or blood anomalies. Hope this helps. God bless
2007-01-23 13:42:38 · answer #1 · answered by justurangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A low monocyte count by itself is not a very significant finding.
It can be associated with viral illnesses.
I guess if you have some sort of defect in monocyte production, you could have a low monocyte count, but this is quite rare and you should have lots and lots of infections and cancers and stuff.
Most commonly, it is of no significance and a repeat blood test in a week will show normal monocyte count again.
2007-01-23 09:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By itself, it means nothing. Is it a relative low count or an absolute low count?
2007-01-23 09:57:05 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋