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  • Title: Suspected betamethasone-induced leukemoid reaction in a premature infant.
    Author: Hoff DS, Mammel MC.
    Journal: Pharmacotherapy; 1997; 17(5):1031-4. PubMed ID: 9324194.
    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.
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