Chronic idiopathic granulocytopenia
CE Krill Jr, HD Smith, AM Mauer - New England Journal of …, 1964 - Mass Medical Soc
CE Krill Jr, HD Smith, AM Mauer
New England Journal of Medicine, 1964•Mass Medical SocTHERE are many reports describing patients with chronic granulocytopenia in whom no
responsible disease could be demonstrated. Any classification of these patients other than a
descriptive one would be difficult as yet because knowledge of the etiologies and
mechanisms involved in most of these cases is scanty. The purpose of this paper is to
describe a patient with chronic granulocytopenia who does not resemble previously
reported cases and to present studies done in an attempt to define the underlying …
responsible disease could be demonstrated. Any classification of these patients other than a
descriptive one would be difficult as yet because knowledge of the etiologies and
mechanisms involved in most of these cases is scanty. The purpose of this paper is to
describe a patient with chronic granulocytopenia who does not resemble previously
reported cases and to present studies done in an attempt to define the underlying …
THERE are many reports describing patients with chronic granulocytopenia in whom no responsible disease could be demonstrated. Any classification of these patients other than a descriptive one would be difficult as yet because knowledge of the etiologies and mechanisms involved in most of these cases is scanty. The purpose of this paper is to describe a patient with chronic granulocytopenia who does not resemble previously reported cases and to present studies done in an attempt to define the underlying mechanism for the decreased blood granulocyte concentration.
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