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10 Δεκ 2021 · Common medical quandaries including fever management, need for growth factor support, risk of malignant transformation, and curative options in congenital neutropenia are reviewed to guide medical decision-making in neutropenic patients. Learning Objectives. Recognize the different pathophysiologic mechanisms of neutropenia.
Primary autoimmune neutropenia primarily affects infants and toddlers. It involves having a low neutrophil count that can’t be explained by other causes. Primary neutropenia usually resolves on its own within a few years. Secondary autoimmune neutropenia is more common in older children and adults.
2 Δεκ 2016 · This educational review addresses the diagnostic evaluation of patients for autoimmune and other forms of acquired neutropenia, including the futility of deconstructing the overlap of chronic “autoimmune,” “benign,” and “idiopathic” categories.
15 Ιαν 2023 · Assess the evaluation of autoimmune and idiopathic neutropenia. Determine the treatment of autoimmune and idiopathic neutropenia. Communicate the strategies for improving coordination between the interprofessional team in caring for patients with autoimmune and idiopathic neutropenia.
21 Αυγ 2014 · Primary autoimmune neutropenia usually occurs during the first year of life. As the name implies, it manifests without other signs or symptoms of an underlying autoimmune disorder. 46 Neutropenia can be moderate to severe and complicated by serious infections.
Rarely, vasculitis will cause a blood vessel to weaken and bulge, forming an aneurysm (AN-yoo-riz-um). Vision loss or blindness. This is a possible complication of untreated giant cell arteritis. Infections. Some of the medications used to treat vasculitis may weaken your immune system.
Primary Autoimmune Neutropenia. Primary AIN is the most common cause of chronic neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count <1500/µL lasting at least 6 months) in infancy and childhood. There is a slight female predominance and it has been reported in about 1:100,000 live births, ten times more frequently than SCN.
