Leukemoid reaction: A rare complication of severe dengue

Abstract

Leukemoid reaction (LR) is characterized by a leukocyte count of over 50000 cells/cubic millimeter with a significant increase in mature neutrophils on peripheral blood smears as a result of reactive causes outside the bone marrow. Dengue infection is a febrile illness caused by one of four serotypes of the dengue virus and is transmitted by a mosquito named Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus. We report the first case report of LR in a confirmed case of dengue infection.