Neutrophils are increased by:
Infections: osteomyelitis. otitis media, salpingitis, septicemia, gonorrhea, endocarditis, smallpox, chickenpox, herpes,Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Ischemic necrosis due to myocardial infarction, burns, or cancer
Metabolic disorders: diabetic acidosis, eclampsia, uremia, thyrotoxicosis
Stress response due to acute hemorrhage, surgery, excessive exercise, emotional distress, third trimester of pregnancy, or childbirth
Inflammatory diseases: rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, acute gout, vasculitis, myositis
*This comes from the Second Addition of Diagnostic Tests
