What is neutropenia?
neutropenia concerns a shortage in specialized white blood cells called neutrophils. These cells, which usually contain about half of the white blood cells in the bloodstream, are necessary to combat bacterial, fungal and viral infections. An individual with neutropenic is susceptible to frequent and serious infections. The condition is usually the result of an autoimmune disorder that affects the function or production of neutrophils. In order to support the patient's health and strengthen its immune system, doctors usually seek to identify and correct the basic cause of symptoms of neutropenia.
blood cells are produced in the bone marrow, soft tissue found inside most large bones. Some disorders that lead to neutropenia affect bone marrow capacity to produce neutrophils. Cancer, severe viral infections, anemia and vitamin deficiencies may disrupt the production of new white blood cells. The condition may also occur when existing healthy neutrophils ArnaPadl immune system. A number of autoimmune disorders, chemoTherapy, radiation and adverse effects of drugs can cause the body to be wrongly targeting white blood cells. A person suffering from frequent fever and sore throat may indicate signs of weakened immune system. Doctors can usually test on neutropenia by taking blood samples and to analyze them in a clinical laboratory. Specialists determine the number of neutrophils in the sample and inform doctors about any unusual results.
Once the patient is diagnosed with neutropenia, doctors try to identify the exact causes to provide the best treatment. In some cases, it is necessary for the physician to perform a bone marrow biopsy to determine the cause of low white blood cells. Immediate treatment measures for the patient usually include oral or intravenous antibiotics. Some patients, especially patients with severely weakened immune system, must be hospitalized to avoid exposure Toxins and bacteria. After temporary stabilization of the immune system, doctors will accept the treatment of basic causes.
Most autoimmune disorders can be checked by regular doses of drugs and vitamin deficiencies have fought with nutritional eating plans and supplements. Cancer conditions that lead to a low number of white blood cells are usually the most difficult treatment. Surgery is usually not a possibility to find cancer cells in the blood or bone marrow, so that radiation or chemotherapy must be administered. However, the treatment of cancer can further exhaust neutrophils in the body. Many cancer patients are obliged to spend several weeks or months in the hospital to carefully monitor their recovery.