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More Info... by email. wiseGEEK Slideshows. Inflammation of the small blood vessels of the body is known as leukocytoclastic vasculitis. This disorder causes damage to the blood vessels, leading to bleeding and sometimes damage to surrounding tissues.
Transient leukocytosis may result from the release of leukocytes into the blood from bone marrow or other tissues (for example, in stress). In all cases, the leukocytosis is reactive and disappears when its cause disappears. Leukocytosis may be produced by a malignant proliferation of hematopoietic tissue, as in leukemia.