Is there a role for anti-neutrophil antibody testing in the workup of neutropenia?

Topics: Pediatric Oncology • Hematology • Pediatric Hematology • Benign Hematology

If autoimmune neutropenia already suspected, is this test informative or unnecessary?

Answer from: at Academic Institution

In my view, anti-neutrophil antibodies add little to the work-up of neutropenia. Drs. @Laurence Boxer and @David C. Dale presented an abstract at ASH in 2015 that summarized restyles for 60 pediatric persons with a diagnosis of autoimmune or idiopathic neutropenia. The sensitivity and specificity o...

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