Identification and clinical characterization of children with benign ethnic neutropenia Journal Article
| Authors: | Ortiz, M. V.; Meier, E. R.; Hsieh, M. M. |
| Article Title: | Identification and clinical characterization of children with benign ethnic neutropenia |
| Abstract: | Benign ethnic neutropenia (BEN) is an asymptomatic condition reported in adults of African and Middle Eastern descent. The clinical description in children is currently lacking. In our urban outpatient pediatric hematology clinic, the median neutrophil count of children with BEN was lower than previous reports in adults at 893x10(6) cells/L, but increased with older age. There was an equal male to female ratio and 24% of our BEN children reported ethnicities other than African or Middle Eastern. Children with BEN had a clinical course comparable with other healthy children including otherwise normal blood counts, except for mild anemia. |
| Keywords: | neutropenia; oncology; bone-marrow; benign ethnic neutropenia; pediatric hematology; yemenite-jews |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology |
| Volume: | 38 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 1077-4114 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Published: | 2016-04-01 |
| Start Page: | E140 |
| End Page: | E143 |
| Language: | English |
| ACCESSION: | WOS:000374777900012 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/mph.0000000000000528 |
| PROVIDER: | wos |
| PUBMED: | 26925714 |
| PMCID: | PMC5102334 |
| Notes: | Article -- Source: Wos |
