neutropenia

(noun)

A hematological disorder characterized by an abnormally low neutrophil count.

Related Terms

Examples of neutropenia in the following topics:

  • Medical Uses of Hematopoietic Growth Factors

    • In oncology and hematology, a recombinant form of G-CSF is used with certain cancer patients to accelerate recovery from neutropenia after chemotherapy, allowing higher-intensity treatment regimens.
    • GCSF is a glycoprotein growth factor that stimulates the bone marrow and is used therapeutically in certain cancer patients to accelerate recovery from neutropenia after chemotherapy.

  • Antimicrobial Peptides

    • Decreased levels of these peptides have been noted for patients with atopic dermatitis and Kostmann's syndrome, a congenital neutropenia.

  • Immunodeficiency

    • Neutropenia is one form in which the immune system produces a below-average number of neutrophils, the body's most abundant phagocytes.

  • Immunodeficiencies

    • Granulocyte deficiency referes to decreased numbers of granulocytes (called granulocytopenia or, if absent, agranulocytosis) such as of neutrophil granulocytes (termed neutropenia).