Abstract
The use of antenatal corticosteroids in threatened pregnancies of less than 34 weeks' duration is a valuable tool for assisting fetal lung maturation. Although this practice has existed for over 20 years, little is known about a rare extreme elevation of the newborn's white blood cell count, called a leukemoid reaction. A case of leukemoid reaction is discussed to assist the clinician with the current thought processes and diagnostic differential behind this benign condition.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1031-1034 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Pharmacotherapy |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 5 I |
| State | Published - Sep 1997 |