Neutropenia febril, la visión del internista / Clinical approach of febrile neutropenia

ABSTRACT

The peripheral blood neutrophil is a short-lived cell that survives only about 10 hours, with a half-life of 6.5 hours. Neutropenia as an isolated finding is rare and usually calls attention to itself because of infections. Selective neutropenia results most commonly from suppresed reduction of ganulocytes by certain drugs that may have inherent suppressible properties