What causes Neutropenia?

Posted by coralbells1 @coralbells1, Oct 5, 2020

Causes and preferred diet

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Oct 5, 2020

As I'm not familiar with this disorder, I looked it up on Mayo Clinic's website. Here is a link to that information, https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/neutropenia/basics/causes/sym-20050854. As you can see from reading this article, there appear to be many reasons for developing neutropenia including cancer treatments, infections and certain medications.

Here is a Mayo Connect discussion that includes some information about CLL and Neutropenia. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/cll-1/

Have you or a family member personally received this diagnosis? If so, do any of these causes apply to your situation?

jeremy88 | @jeremy88 | Oct 6, 2020

I grew up in St. Louis Missouri in the central USA which was dusted by radioactive Utah atomic test fallout. No. This exposure didn't "cause" my blood cancer. But it did increase my odds of it. As well as others growing up in the central United States.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 13, 2020

@coralbells1, how are you managing neutropenia?

kjjjrader | @kjjjrader | Oct 15, 2020

I don't know what causes neutropenia. My husband has been neutropenic for along time. Partly from his two different blood cancers and partly from treatment. What we have found to help keep him from getting sick is, he takes a vitamin C, zinc, and a probiotic twice a day. He has not had any illness since last December. We really feel this is helping. Good luck to you.

pebbles67 | @pebbles67 | Nov 30, 2022

Is anything else dealing with this?

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Nov 30, 2022

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Hi @pebbles67, welcome. To help me connect you with others who have experience with neutropenia, can you tell me a bit more? What is the cause of your neutropenia?

pebbles67 | @pebbles67 | Nov 30, 2022

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I was diagnosed just recently. My neutrophils go down to 130. And my white blood count is at .9. I get 103 fevers. I also was diagnosed
with Mesenteric panniculitis . They are saying it's two different things now. But when I get fevers I'm in hospital getting pumped with antibiotics even though they can't find a infection. I'm tired alot. They were giving me shots to bring up my neutrophils but quit working so as of now they are just doing weekly blood draws. I went into remission in February from NH lymphoma. They are still just trying to figure things out

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 18, 2022

In reply to @pebbles67 "I was diagnosed just recently. My neutrophils go down to 130. And my white blood count..." + (show)

@pebbles67, I see you’ve connected with others living with MP in the Digestive Health support group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/779388/ You may wish to ask your question there too to see if others experience low neutrophils or fevers.

Have you learned anything since posting this question? Anything figured out?

sonia85 | @sonia85 | Feb 6 12:04am

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Dear All,Good DayCould you please share your experience with absolute neutropeniaafter we made cbc test were number of lymphocytes are high and neutrophil low about 0.6 , after we made WHOLE cbc test for another time seems same lymphocytes reactive and absolute neutropeniaaswell my WBC in range aswell my CRP and copper all these in range ,So please advise who be in the same problem? what will the result ?