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

The first question is whether to evaluate the neutropenia at all. With ANCs >800 and only occasional mouth sores, is a diagnosis necessary, and should the term “neutropenia” be used at all? If the family’s origin is in a part of the world where the Duffy null phenotype is common (e.g. Africa, parts ...