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Parent topics

• Granulocyte-macrophage progenitor cell [r]: The parent cells that give rise to both cells of the granulocyte lineage and cells of the monocyte and macrophage lineage. ^[e]
• Neutrophil [r]: Leukocytes (white blood cells) whose primary role is in the cell-mediated immune system, where they destroy hostile substance by phagocytosis. They do release interleukin-12. ^[e]

Subtopics

Workup

• Complete blood count [r]: A basic set of counts and ratios of various blood cells, which can be both individually and jointly valuable in medical diagnosis ^[e]
• Bone marrow biopsy [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Vitamin B12 [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Folic acid [r]: Nutrient required for a normal pregnancy. ^[e]

Differential diagnoses

• Aplastic anemia [r]: Disorder in which the bone marrow greatly decreases or stops production of blood cells. ^[e]
• Acute lymphoblastic leukemia [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Hairy cell leukemia [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Acute myelogenous leukemia [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Hodgkin disease [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Agranulocytosis [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Multiple myeloma [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Chronic lymphocytic leukemia [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Chronic myelogenous leukemia [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Ehrlichiosis [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Folic acid deficiency [r]: Abnormally low level of one of the B vitamins, results in anaemia characterized by red blood cells that are large in size but few in number. ^[e]
• Granulocytopenia [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Myelodysplastic syndrome [r]: Add brief definition or description

Treatment

• Pegfilgrastim [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Hematopoietic stem cell transplant [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Neutrophilia [r]: Add brief definition or description