RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The investigation and management of chronic neutropenia in children
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 852
OP 858
DO 10.1136/adc.2006.094706
VO 91
IS 10
A1 James, R M
A1 Kinsey, S E
YR 2006
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/91/10/852.abstract
AB Unravelling the cause of a neutropenia poses a complex diagnostic challenge. The differential diagnosis ranges from life threatening disease to transient benign causes of little clinical significance. This review offers a practical guide to investigating the neutropenic child, and highlights features that merit specialist referral. Therapeutic options, the role of long term follow up, and the complications of severe chronic neutropenia are considered.