Abstract :
Introduction: Neutropenia is defined as absolute neutrophil count infectious episodes. A thorough infectious history of neutropenic patients is the initial step of the evaluation.
Aim & Objective: To enlist the causes and clinical features, to document various treatment modalities, and to assess the outcome of children with non-malignant neutropenia.
Materials and Methods: Hospital based prospective cross-sectional study was conducted for 20 months among 42 patients at Department of Pediatrics of tertiary care Hospital. Study was conducted from February 2021 to August 2022.
Result: Total 20 were males and 22 were females. Among the study participants, 36 were >2 years of age and 6 were Conclusion: The current population of children in India is close to 1.41 billion and 10.2% of it suffering from neutropenia makes it an important health problem that needs to be thoroughly evaluated..
Keyword :
Neutropenia, Non-Malignant, Granulopoiesis, Congenital neutropenia, Acquired neutropenia