Kostmann disease

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004661",
  "term": "Kostmann disease",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An inherited disorder in which there is a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infections). Infants with the disorder get infections caused by bacteria, and are at an increased risk of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) or myelodysplasia (a bone marrow disorder). Also called congenital neutropenia, genetic infantile agranulocytosis, infantile genetic agranulocytosis, Kostmann neutropenia, and Kostmann syndrome.",
  "synonyms": [
    "congenital neutropenia",
    "genetic infantile agranulocytosis",
    "infantile genetic agranulocytosis",
    "Kostmann neutropenia",
    "Kostmann syndrome"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/kostmann-disease/"
}