Neutropenia
Leukopenia
None. Only major deficiency diseases MAY do that.
Leukopenia is the medical term for decreased white blood cells.
HIV, the human immuno-deficiency virus, does not infect nerve cells, it infects white blood cells. (false)
White blood cells, because they are actually a cell of the immune system and they defend the body against infectious diseases and foreign materials. When white blood cells are fighting against a disease or foreign material, their numbers increase until the material is gone.
I would focus on the bone marrow of the large long bones such as the femurs since both red and white blood cells are affected. There may be infection in the bone marrow (rare), cancer (not quite so rare) or an autoimmune reaction that destroyed the stem cells for red and white blood cells.
Granulocytopenia-- A condition characterized by a deficiency of white blood cells.
None. Only major deficiency diseases MAY do that.
Leukopenia is the medical term for decreased white blood cells.
pancytopeniaPancytopenia would be deficiency of all cells. Leukopenia is deficiency of white blood cells. Panleukopenia is deficiency of all the kinds of white blood cells.pancytopeniaPancytopenia is decrease in all cells.Pancytopenia
HIV, the human immuno-deficiency virus, does not infect nerve cells, it infects white blood cells. (false)
HIV, the human immuno-deficiency virus, does not infect nerve cells, it infects white blood cells. (false)
Patients with granulocytopenia (deficiency of white blood cells) are particularly at risk for deep organ candidiasis.
Ther are equal numbers of red and white
White blood cells, because they are actually a cell of the immune system and they defend the body against infectious diseases and foreign materials. When white blood cells are fighting against a disease or foreign material, their numbers increase until the material is gone.
I would focus on the bone marrow of the large long bones such as the femurs since both red and white blood cells are affected. There may be infection in the bone marrow (rare), cancer (not quite so rare) or an autoimmune reaction that destroyed the stem cells for red and white blood cells.