Neutropenia

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What is your approach to further work-up and management of neutropenia in patients with SLE/RA overlap?

For example, a patient with a bone marrow biopsy that shows normocellular bone marrow. Prior management with leflunomide and HCQ with neutropenia attr...

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How would you work up a mildly neutropenic patient (ANC >800) with family history of neutropenia and personal history of occasional mouth sore?

What are indications to order gene mutation studies (e.g. ELANE) and how would it help the patient?

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Do you routinely check for copper deficiency as part of workup for bicytopenia with leukopenia/anemia or pancytopenia?

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How would you approach moderate neutropenia (ANC < 1000) in a solid organ transplant recipient?

Is there a particular sequence you would adjust contributing antirejection or antimicrobial medications? Is the use of G-CSF appropriate and at what c...

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In what circumstances would you give G-CSF to a patient with severe neutropenia and HLH?

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Would you routinely use G-CSF prophylaxis in a CMML patient for decitabine-related neutropenia?

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How would you approach chronic isolated severe non-cyclic neutropenia with negative bone marrow and rheumatologic work-up?

Is there a role for empiric antibiotics if there is history of opportunistic infection?

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Is there a role for G-CSF treatment for SLE patients with persistent neutropenia?

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