Summary
Differentials
Common
- Sepsis
- Typhoid infection
- Brucellosis
- HIV infection
- Viral hepatitis
- Influenza infection
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Respiratory syncytial virus infection
- Erythema infectiosum
- Rickettsial diseases
- Drug-induced
- Cytotoxic chemotherapy
- Radiation therapy
- Immune neutropenia
- Acute myelogenous leukemia
- Acute lymphocytic leukemia
- Myelodysplastic syndrome
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Infiltration by secondary malignancy
- Aplastic anemia
- Vitamin B12/folate deficiency
- Alcohol-use disorder
Uncommon
- Cytomegalovirus infection
- Rubella
- Measles infection
- Acute varicella-zoster (Chicken pox)
- Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis
- Malaria infection
- Leishmaniasis
- Transfusion reaction
- Copper deficiency
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Sjogren syndrome
- Felty syndrome
- Increased neutrophil margination
- Laboratory artifact
- Bone marrow failure syndromes
- Isolated neutropenia syndromes
- Immunodeficiency syndromes
- Inborn errors of metabolism
Contributors
Authors
Edward Copelan, MD, FACP
Professor and Chairman
Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders
Levine Cancer Institute
Carolinas HealthCare System
Charlotte
NC
Disclosures
EC declares that he has no competing interests.
Belinda Avalos, MD
Professor and Vice-Chair
Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders
Levine Cancer Institute
Carolinas HealthCare System
Charlotte
NC
Disclosures
BA declares that she is on the Executive Committee of the American Society of Hematology.
Reed Friend, MD
Assistant Professor
Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders
Levine Cancer Institute
Carolinas HealthCare System
Charlotte
NC
Disclosures
RF declares that she has no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
Dr Edward Copelan, Dr Belinda Avalos, and Dr Reed Friend would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Lisa Sproat, the previous contributor to this topic.
Disclosures
LS declares that she has no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Sally E. Kinsey, MD, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPCH
Professor of Paediatric Haematology
University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
St. James's University Hospital
Leeds
UK
Disclosures
SEK is a medical advisory board member of the Severe Chronic Neutropenia International Registry (not remunerated) and is an author of references cited in the topic including data from the registry. SEK has been in receipt of educational grants from Chugai Pharma.
Laurence A. Boxer, MD
Professor
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Associate Chair
Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
Henry and Mala Dorfman Family Professorship
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Ann Arbor
MI
Disclosures
LAB is an author of references cited in this topic. LAB declares that he has no competing interests.
Cornelia Zeidler, MD
SCNIR
DCC Europe
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Kinderklinik
Hannover
Germany
Disclosures
Not disclosed.
References
Key articles
Boxer LA, Newberger PE. A molecular classification of congenital neutropenia syndromes. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007 Oct 15;49(5):609-14.Full text Abstract
Cham B, Bonilla MA, Winkelstein J. Neutropenia associated with primary immunodeficiency syndromes. Semin Hematol. 2002 Apr;39(2):107-12. Abstract
Taplitz RA, Kennedy EB, Bow EJ, et al. Outpatient management of fever and neutropenia in adults treated for malignancy: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Infectious Diseases Society of America clinical practice guideline update. J Clin Oncol. 2018 May 10;36(14):1443-53.Full text Abstract
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