How can the total leukocyte count (TLC) be increased of a hypothyroid patient?

Dr Dharma R Choudhary
Clinical Hematologist & Bone Marrow Transplant Physician,
BL Kapur Memorial Hospital,
New Delhi

Q: How to increase the TLC of a patient having hypothyroidism?

A:No drug is recommended to increase the TLC in normal humans. There is an injection named Filgrastime, available for chemotherapy-induced low neutrophil counts, which is not recommended for non-chemotherapy patients. You need to get a complete evaluation for low TLC before thinking of any treatment.