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Resolution of inflammatory colitis with pegfilgrastim treatment in a case of severe congenital neutropenia due to glucose 6 phosphatase catalytic subunit-3 deficiency.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Jul 2014
Kaya Zühre, Eğritaş Odül, Albayrak Meryem, Göçün Pinar Uyar, Koçak Ulker, Dalgiç Buket, Gürsel Türkiz
Abstract excerpt
Glucose 6 phosphatase catalytic subunit-3 (G6PC3) deficiency is a heterogenous disorder characterized by severe congenital neutropenia and a variety of extrahematopoietic manifestations. Inflammatory bowel disease like colitis is an uncommon complication of G6PC3 deficiency, described only in adolescent and adults. Herein, we describe inflammatory colitis in a 10-year-old girl with severe congenital neutropenia...
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