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Monocytopenia

Introduction

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]

References

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  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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:10.1080/08880010500457673. PMID 16651243. Text “1B69BA326FFE69C3F0A8F227DF8201D0” ignored (help)

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