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| Definition: | A leukemoid reaction is a reaction resembling leukemia, but is actually due to other conditions such as infections or other disease processes. As with leukemia, a person having a leukemoid reaction has a disorganized increase in immature white blood cells in the blood and bone marrow.
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Review Date: 6/2/2003
Reviewed By: Scott Howard, M.D., M.S., Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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