Advances in diagnosis and treatment of neonatal neutropenia / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Neonatal neutropenia is classified into early-onset and late-onset neutropenia.Causes of neutropenia include decreased production,increased destruction,margination in the microvascular endothelium,sequestration in the spleen,or a combination of mechanisms.Neutropenia often accompanied by an increased risk of bacterial infection,and sometimes it may be a hint of some rare severe diseases.In this article,we review advances in classification,pathogenesis,diagnosis and treatment of neonatal neutropenia.