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Low Neutrophil Count Learning Center

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Neutropenia is an abnormally low level of neutrophils in the blood. Neutrophils are white blood cells (WBCs) produced in the bone marrow and comprise approximately 60% of the blood. These cells are critically important ...

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Causes
Neutropenia may result from three processes: Decreased WBC production Lowered production of white blood cells is the ...
Tests
-A granular white blood cell that ingests bacteria, dead tissue cells, and foreign matter.
Treatments
Treatment of neutropenia depends on the underlying cause. Medications Patients with fever and other signs of infectio...
Complications
Often the infections that develop in a cancer patient are opportunistic infections. That is, the organisms responsibl...

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