neutropenia
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leukopenia in which the decrease is primarily in number of neutrophils (the chief phagocytic leukocyte)
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Adverse hematologic effects Hematologic effects, such as neutropenia, agranulocytosis and other blood dyscrasias, have occurred during therapy with ACE inhibitors, especially in patients with additional risk factors (see Warnings).
As time went on, new symptoms arose (neutropenia, hypotonia, failure to thrive, small stature and frequent infections), which led the doctors to suspect my boys had some type of X-linked genetic syndrome.
In patients with some degree of renal failure (serum creatinine at least 1.6 mg/dL) but no collagen disease, the risk of neutropenia in clinical trials was about 1 per 500, a frequency over 15 times that for uncomplicated hypertension.
Febrile neutropenia was observed in 36% of patients and may be concurrent with CRS.
The most common adverse reactions for POMALYST (≥30%) included fatigue and asthenia, neutropenia, anemia, constipation, nausea, diarrhea, dyspnea, upper-respiratory tract infections, back pain, and pyrexia.
Antibiotics are also used to prevent infection in cases of neutropenia particularly cancer -related. citation citation Administration There are different routes of administration for antibiotic treatment.