HY USMLE Q #983 – Hematology

A 43-year-old man comes to the physician 3 days after cutting his arm while hunting. Temperature is 102 F. Physical examination shows lacerations and erythema of the left forearm. Leukocyte count is 34,000/μL. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for these findings?

  Cryoglobulinemia
  Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction
  Leukocytoclastic response
  Reactive granulocytosis
  Reactive lymphocytosis