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Cyclic neutropenia
Disease definition
A rare primary immunodeficiency characterized by regular oscillations in blood neutrophil counts from normal or subnormal levels to severe neutropenia, usually with a cycle length of about 21 days. Symptoms during the neutropenic phase include fever, mouth ulcers, but also pneumonia, and peritonitis, among others. Mode of inheritance is autosomal dominant.
ORPHA:2686
Classification level: DisorderA summary on this disease is available in Deutsch (2020) Español (2020) Italiano (2020) Nederlands (2020)
Detailed information
Guidelines
- Emergency guidelines
- Español (2009, pdf) - Orphanet Urgences
- Français (2009, pdf) - Orphanet Urgences
- Italiano (2012, pdf) - Orphanet Urgences
Disease review articles
- Review article
- English (2011) - Orphanet J Rare Dis
- Clinical genetics review
- English (2018) - GeneReviews


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