A reduced level of neutrophils Cytotoxic chemotherapy has a tendency to induce neutropenia In contrast, lymphocytes which are more important in viral infections, tend not to be affected by cytotoxic treatment Neutropenia can be prevented or reduced using a synthetic hormone called G-CSF (e g Neupogen®)
A reduced level of white blood cells There are several types of white blood cells and neutropenia refers to a reduction in the granulocytes, or neutrophils, necessary to adequately combat bacterial infections Cytotoxic chemotherapy has a tendency to induce neutropenia In contrast, lymphocytes, which are more important in viral infections, tend not to be affected by cytotoxic treatment
A condition in which the number of neutrophils (white blood cells) has fallen below a safe level, putting the body at higher risk for infection
A decrease below normal in the concentration of neutrophils, a type of white cell
A decreased number of white cells in the blood, which greatly increases the risk of infection It usually occurs as a result of chemotherapy
An abnormal decrease in the number of neutrophils (the most common type of white blood cells) in the blood The decrease may be relative or absolute Neutropenia is associated with acute leukemia, infection, rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions
low number of neutrophils or wbc's; may increase risk of infection, depending on how low the count is and for how long
Pathological reduction in the numbers of the larger and physiologically most numerous class of infection-fighting white blood cells, usually more numerous in generalised bacterial infections