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Monocytopenia
Classification and external resources
ICD-9 288.59
DiseasesDB 29083

Monocytopenia is a form of leukopenia associated with a deficiency of monocytes.

It has been proposed as a measure to predict neutropenia,[1] though some research indicates that it is less effective than lymphopenia.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kondo M, Oshita F, Kato Y, Yamada K, Nomura I, Noda K (1999). "Early monocytopenia after chemotherapy as a risk factor for neutropenia". Am. J. Clin. Oncol. 22 (1): 103–5. doi:10.1097/00000421-199902000-00025. PMID 10025393. http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0277-3732&volume=22&issue=1&spage=103. 
  2. ^ Oguz A, Karadeniz C, Ckitak EC, Cil V (2006). "Which one is a risk factor for chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia in childhood solid tumors: early lymphopenia or monocytopenia?". Pediatr Hematol Oncol 23 (2): 143–51. doi:10.1080/08880010500457673. PMID 16651243. http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&doi=10.1080/08880010500457673&magic=pubmed. 
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Hematologic disease: Monocyte and granulocyte disease (CFU-GM/CFU-Baso/CFU-Eos), including immunodeficiency (D70-D71, 288)
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-penia: Monocytopenia
Granulocytes
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myeloid navs: cells/physio, disease of RBCs+megakaryocytes/monocytes+granulocytes/neoplasia, symptoms+signs/eponymous
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