Severe chronic neutropenia

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled ”Severe chronic neutropenia – a case raport” (Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2004 Oct;47(4):523-5). Authors are Bahl S, Vurgese T and Parappil A from the Department of Pathology, Al-Jahra Hospital, Kuwait. Severe chronic neutropenia (SCN) is a very rare disease with around 650 people worldwide known to have the condition. SCN is a serous condition with a considerable morbidity and mortality if not treated. The authors report a case of SCN which had repeated admissions to the hospital with severe neutropenia and high grade fever. They also review the literature elucidating some of the mechanisms and consequences of SCN and the role of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor. To access the full abstract of the article, click here.