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==Overview==
==Overview==
Agranulocytosis means a failure of the bone marrow to make enough white blood cells (neutrophils). Bone marrow is the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells.


==What are the symptoms of Agranulocytosis?==  
==What are the symptoms of Agranulocytosis?==
Persons with this condition are more likely to develop infections.


==What causes Agranulocytosis?==
==What causes Agranulocytosis?==
*Agranulocytosis may be caused by:
:*Certain bone marrow diseases such as myelodysplasia
:*Chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation


*Agranulocytosis results in a person not having enough of a specific type of white blood cells, called neutrophils or granulocytes. A low neutrophil count (neutropenia) may also occur when white blood cells are destroyed faster than they can be produced.
==Who is at highest risk?==


==How to know you have a Agranulocytosis?==
==Diagnosis==
*[[Differential blood count (patient information)|Differential blood test]]


==Where to find medical care for Agranulocytosis==  
==When to seek urgent medical care?==


[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q={{urlencode:{{#if:{{{1|}}}|{{{1}}}|Agranulocytosis}}}}&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=65.008093,112.148438&ie=UTF8&ll=37.0625,-95.677068&spn=91.690419,149.414063&z=2&source=embed Directions to Hospitals Treating Agranulocytosis]
==Treatment options==


==Sources==
==Where to find medical care for Agranulocytosis?==
 
==Prevention of Agranulocytosis==


http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001295.htm
==What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?==


==Possible complications==


==Sources==
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001295.htm


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Overview

What are the symptoms of Agranulocytosis?

What causes Agranulocytosis?

Who is at highest risk?

Diagnosis

When to seek urgent medical care?

Treatment options

Where to find medical care for Agranulocytosis?

Prevention of Agranulocytosis

What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?

Possible complications

Sources

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001295.htm

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