Leukopenia

LEUKOPENIA - An abnormally low white blood cell count. Normal white blood cell counts are variable with age and sex. Normal adult range is 4,500 to 11,000 cells per cubic millimeter of blood. Slightly higher counts are seen in children.
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Leukopenia: Lower than the normal amount of white blood cells.
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LEUKOPENIA: An abnormally low number of white blood cells in circulation. The lower limit is generally regarded as 4,000 to 5,000 cells/mm³.
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Leukopenia, caused by cancer, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy, rheumatoid arthritis; and other causes
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Leukopenia (low white blood cell count) occurs in up to 50 percent of anorexic patients.
gastrointestinal (stomach and intestines): Normal movement in intestinal tract often slows down with very restricted eating and severe weight loss.
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A low white blood cell count (leukopenia) can lead to infection, a dangerous and sometimes deadly complication of cancer treatment.
Red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout your body.
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Leukopenia A low number of white blood cells. Lumpectomy See Mastectomy-Segmental. Lymphangiogram A test to look at the lymph nodes.
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If the number of leukocytes is abnormally low (a condition known as leukopenia), infection is more likely to occur and it is more difficult for the body to get rid of the infection.
White Blood Cell Count .
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People with SARS tend to have a low white blood cell count (leukopenia), a low lymphocyte count (lymphopenia), or a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia).
Clotting profiles. SARS patients often have prolonged blood clotting times.
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Low numbers of WBCs (leukopenia) may indicate:
Bone marrow failure (for example, due to infection, tumor or fibrosis)
Presence of cytotoxic substance
Autoimmune/collagen-vascular diseases (such as lupus erythematosus)
Disease of the liver or spleen ...
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Low numbers of WBCs (leukopenia) may indicate:
bone marrow failure (for example, due to infection, tumor, fibrosis)
presence of cytotoxic substance
collagen-vascular diseases (such as lupus erythematosus)
disease of the liver or spleen
radiation ...
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A low white blood cell count is called leukopenia. A high white blood cell count is termed leukocytosis.
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"Hematology and Oncology: Leukopenia; Neutropenia." In The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. 16th ed. Ed. Robert Berkow. Rahway, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 1992.
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A low number of white blood cells (neutropenia, leukopenia) is a rare side effect. The white blood cell count returns to normal when you stop taking the drug.
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Graft vs Host Disease - The clinical entity characterized by anorexia, diarrhea, loss of hair, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, growth retardation, and eventual death brought about by the GRAFT VS HOST REACTION.
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Feline distemper, also called feline panleukopenia, an often fatal disease of cats, raccoons, and minks caused by a parvovirus, is characterized by fever, dehydration, loss of appetite, and a reduction in white blood cells.
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