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Periodic neutropenia

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006519

A chronic condition that affects neutrophils (a type of white blood cell). In periodic neutropenia, the number of neutrophils in the blood goes in cycles from normal to low and back to normal again. Symptoms include fever, inflamed mucous membranes in the mouth, and infections. Also called cyclic neutropenia.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006519
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymscyclic neutropenia
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Periodic neutropenia",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A chronic condition that affects neutrophils (a type of white blood cell). In periodic neutropenia, the number of neutrophils in the blood goes in cycles from normal to low and back to normal again. Symptoms include fever, inflamed mucous membranes in the mouth, and infections. Also called cyclic neutropenia.",
  "synonyms": [
    "cyclic neutropenia"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/periodic-neutropenia/"
}

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