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Cardiomyopathy in a male patient with neutropenia and growth delay.
Italian journal of pediatrics - 12 May 2014
Folsi Veronica, Miglietti Nunzia, Lombardi Annamaria, Boccacci Sara, Utyatnikova Tatiana, Donati Chiara, Squassabia Livia, Gazzola Laura, Bosio Ilaria, Borghi Adele, Grassi Veronica, Notarangelo Lucia D, Plebani Alessandro
Abstract excerpt
Neutropenia encompasses a family of neutropenic disorders, both permanent and intermittent, ranging from severe (<500 neutrophils/mm(3)) to mild (500-1500 neutrophils/mm(3)), which may also affect other organ systems such as the pancreas, central nervous system, heart, muscle and skin. Neutropenia can lead to life-threatening pyogenic infections whose severity is roughly inversely proportional to the circulating...
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