Autoimmune neutropenia

Autoimmune neutropenia

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Name = Autoimmune neutropenia


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Autoimmune neutropenia is a form of neutropenia which is most common in infants and young childrencite journal |author=Bux J, Behrens G, Jaeger G, Welte K |title=Diagnosis and clinical course of autoimmune neutropenia in infancy: analysis of 240 cases |journal=Blood |volume=91 |issue=1 |pages=181–6 |year=1998 |pmid=9414283 |doi= |url=http://www.bloodjournal.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=9414283] where the body identifies the neutrophils as enemies and makes antibody to destroy them.

Prognosis and treatment

This form usually lessens in severity within two years of diagnosis.Fact|date=June 2008

The use of prophylactic antibiotics has been proposed.cite journal |author=Bruin M, Dassen A, Pajkrt D, Buddelmeyer L, Kuijpers T, de Haas M |title=Primary autoimmune neutropenia in children: a study of neutrophil antibodies and clinical course |journal=Vox Sang. |volume=88 |issue=1 |pages=52–9 |year=2005 |month=January |pmid=15663723 |doi=10.1111/j.1423-0410.2005.00585.x |url=http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0042-9007&date=2005&volume=88&issue=1&spage=52]

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