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Steroid use can "hide" signs and symptoms of an infection and also prolonged use of them may cause leukocytosis (or elevated white counts). Steroids cause increased bone marrow release of mature neutrophils, movement into the circulating neutrophil pool, and decreased tissue migration. An increase in white blood cells and neutrophilia occurs 4 to 8 hours after elevation of stress hormones or steroid use and return to normal 1 to 3 days after.

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