Monocytopenia
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| Monocytopenia Classification and external resources |
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| ICD-9 | 288.59 |
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| DiseasesDB | 29083 |
Monocytopenia is a form of leukopenia associated with a deficiency of monocytes.[1]
It has been proposed as a measure to predict neutropenia,[2] though some research indicates that it is less effective than lymphopenia.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ m_19/12540242 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ 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. PMID 10025393.
- ^ 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:. PMID 16651243.
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