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Reactive leukocytosis in older patients with acute colonic diverticulitis: A retrospective study utilizing logistic regression analysis.

Yosuke SasakiFumiya KomatsuNaoyasu KashimaTadashi MaedaYoshihisa Urita
Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2020)
Caution should be taken when managing older patients with colonic diverticulitis because reactive leukocytosis might be poor, possibly reflecting immunosenescence. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 951-955.
Keyphrases
  • community dwelling
  • middle aged
  • physical activity
  • ulcerative colitis