Evaluation and Management of Autoimmune Neutropenia

摘要: An evaluation into the underlying cause of neutropenia is important, as this may predict clinical severity and guide anticipatory guidance for families. A thorough medical history physical examination can often narrow differential in a child with neutropenia, laboratory testing typically reserved those more severe or atypical presentation. Neutrophil autoantibodies remain difficult to detect current methods require combination agglutination immunofluorescence testing.