Agranulocytosis

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Blood cells

Agranulocytosis is when a person does not have enough white blood cells called neutrophils or granulocytes.

Granulocytopenia; Granulopenia; Neutropenia

Agranulocytosis can be caused by a failure of the bone marrow to make enough neutrophils. It may also occur when white blood cells are destroyed faster than they can be produced.

Review Date: 02/06/2007
Reviewed By: William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.