on the face of it the answer is "no. " acute neutrophilia isn't leukemia. but let me explain further. neutrophilia is the medical term for an abundance of normal white blood cells in the system. "acute" simply means the high blood cell count is a short-term or temporary event. neutrophilia is often called a "high white cell count. " usually a high white cell count indicates the individual's body is responding to an infection since that's the primary role of white blood cells in the system. however any type of inflammation can raise the white cell count including a heart attack or a bad burn. in leukemia the bone marrow produces an overabundance of abnormal white cells called leukemia cells. these cells are not normal white cells and do not act like normal white cells. for example leukemia cells do not fight bacterial infections the way normal white blood cells do. if you and your sister are concerned about her diagnosis your best bet is to have a discussion with her health care provider about what her diagnosis means and what may have caused her white blood cell count to go up. if this is garden-variety neutrophilia the chances are her white count will normalize gradually. i hope this helps!
my sister was diagnosed with acute neutrophilia. is this a form of leukemia?