If you would like to have a fairly completeinformation on the development of your baby, then you should learn to understand the data of tests that all mothers with children periodically give in the district clinic, or hospital.
Therefore, if a doctor prescribes a blood test,pay attention to the number of lymphocytes, because if the lymphocytes are increased, the child can develop a number of diseases. But to begin with it is necessary to understand, what is this for cells and what function they carry in an organism as a whole.
The second name of lymphocytes is white bloodbody. In the body, both an adult and a child, they are responsible for the level of immunity. Therefore, not only with an increase in the level of lymphocytes, but also its lowering, the child can diagnose a number of serious diseases. In an unborn child, the formation of lymphocytes takes place in the bone marrow, liver and stem cells, and after birth and all subsequent life such cells are produced only by the bone marrow.
If after receiving the results of a blood testan increase in lymphocytes in the blood of a child is found, that is, their number exceeds the maximum permissible norm, the doctor must diagnose the disease and prescribe the right treatment.
If the lymphocytes are raised, the baby is possiblepresence of a dangerous infectious disease, such as rubella, measles, hepatitis. In addition, an increase in the level of lymphocytes in the blood can be observed in the usual ARVI. During the exacerbation of bronchial asthma, the level of white bodies also rises.
If it is revealed that the lymphocytes are lowered, the childthis can be a sign of a disease in which immunity is not able to protect the growing body. For example, with pneumonia, or other purulent disease.
The most terrible diagnosis, the manifestation of whichis a decrease in the level of lymphocytes, is considered leukemia. That is, after birth, as a result of various causes, cells of lymphocytes are destroyed, and not formed completely. The diagnosis of HIV is also accompanied by a decreased number of lymphocytes.
In order to determine whetherthe number of lymphocytes is normal, if the lymphocytes are increased, the child, as well as the adult, needs to count the number of corpuscles as a percentage of the total number of leukocytes. For each age these norms are different. On average, they are like that.
For a newborn - 22-25%.
For a baby, up to a week old - 40-42%.
Before the onset of the 6-year-old age - 45-65%.
From 6 to 18 years - 25-40%.
A separate category should be distinguished futuremoms, because during pregnancy in the body of a woman there are various processes that help to bear and give birth to a healthy child. In connection with the fact that the fetus contains the cells of the father, the organism of the woman in the beginning of pregnancy perceives the embryo as an alien body, trying to get rid of it. But, nature is arranged so that most often the pregnancy continues, and lymphocytes contribute to the preservation of the child.
However, if it is found that lymphocyteslowered during pregnancy, the doctor should prescribe treatment, because a decrease in their level can lead to a threat of termination of pregnancy. Typically, such manifestations are common in the first and second trimester. In the future, the fetus adapts and continues to develop in the womb.
Do not panic if lymphocytes are increased inchild, because you, as well as the doctor, found signs of the disease in time. The most important thing is to try to lead a healthy lifestyle by yourself and train your child to it. Spend more time outdoors, stick to the principles of proper nutrition. And if your baby is sick, it does not matter, because with timely treatment and your care, the child will quickly recover and his body will recover.
