Haematology Watch

MONOCYTOSIS


BENIGN:

    -Infections: 

        Typhoid, 

        Tuberculosis, 

        Malaria, 

        Endocarditis, 

        Brucellosis

    -Connective tissue disorder: 

        Systemic lupus erythematosus, 

        Rheumatoid Arthritis, 

        Ulcerative colitis

    -Others: 

        Recovery from chemotherapy,

        GM-CSF therapy

        Post-splenectomy

        Chronic benign neutropenia 

        Cyclic neutropenia

MALIGNANT:

        AML-M4, -M5

        AML with t(9;11)

        Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia

        Juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia

        Hodgkin lymphoma