| Basopenia | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-9 | 288.59 |
Basopenia (or basocytopenia) is a form of agranulocytosis associated with a deficiency of basophils.[1]
One cause is urticaria.[2][3][4]
It has been proposed as an indicator of ovulation.[5]
It is difficult to detect without flow cytometry, because normal levels are so low.[6]
It can be defined as less than 0.01 x 10^9 / L.[7]
References
- ^ "Definition: basophilic leukopenia from Online Medical Dictionary". http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?basophilic+leukopenia.
- ^ Lourenço FD, Azor MH, Santos JC (May 2008). "Activated status of basophils in chronic urticaria leads to interleukin-3 hyper-responsiveness and enhancement of histamine release induced by anti-IgE stimulus". Br. J. Dermatol. 158 (5): 979–86. doi:. PMID 18341658. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0007-0963&date=2008&volume=158&issue=5&spage=979.
- ^ Grattan CE, Dawn G, Gibbs S, Francis DM (March 2003). "Blood basophil numbers in chronic ordinary urticaria and healthy controls: diurnal variation, influence of loratadine and prednisolone and relationship to disease activity". Clin. Exp. Allergy 33 (3): 337–41. doi:. PMID 12614448. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0954-7894&date=2003&volume=33&issue=3&spage=337.
- ^ Grattan CE, Walpole D, Francis DM (December 1997). "Flow cytometric analysis of basophil numbers in chronic urticaria: basopenia is related to serum histamine releasing activity". Clin. Exp. Allergy 27 (12): 1417–24. doi:. PMID 9433937.
- ^ Soni R, Bose S, Gada D, Potnis V (October 1996). "Basopenia as an indicator of ovulation (a short term clinical study)". Indian J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 40 (4): 385–8. PMID 9055113.
- ^ "CLS_3223_Unit 03_WBC". http://www.clt.astate.edu/wwilliam/unit_03.htm.
- ^ "Pathology". http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/path/innes/wcd/leukopenia.cfm.
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