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'''''Synonyms and Keywords''''': Agranulosis, granulocytopenia, neutropenia
==Overview==
==Overview==
'''[[Agranulocytosis]]''' is a [[Hematology|hematological]] disorder characterized by the acute-onset of severe [[neutropenia]]. Neutrophils - a subset of [[white blood cell]] - normally make up 50-70% of circulating white blood cells and serve as the primary defense against [[infection]]s. Hence, patients with neutropenia are more susceptible to infections, mainly bacterial, and without prompt medical attention, the condition is often life-threatening. Similar to severe neutropenia in the setting of infection, cases related to [[cytotoxic]] [[chemotherapy]], [[hematopoietic stem cell]] transplant, or other causes of [[bone marrow suppression]] are considered a medical emergency.
Agranulocytosis is defined as marked reduction in the number of [[Granulocyte|granulocytes]] ([[Neutrophils]], [[Basophils]], [[Eosinophils]]) below an absolute count of 500 cells/mcL. It is a rare condition with [[incidence]] of 1 to 5 cases per million population per year. Agranulocytosis results in frequent chronic [[Bacterial infection|bacterial infections]] of skin, [[lung]], and [[throat]]. Patients can present with [[sepsis]] and [[fever]]. Among many risk factors, [[Medications|medications,]] combination therapy with [[Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor|ACE inhibitors]] and [[interferon]], [[List of chemotherapeutic agents#Cytotoxic Chemotherapy|cytotoxic chemotherapy]], [[Hematologic malignancy|hematologic malignancies]], and [[Autoimmunity|autoimmune disorders]] are the more common. On the basis of [[etiology]] agranulocytosis can be classified as [[congenital]] and [[Acquired|acquired.]] Common causes of [[acquired]] agranulocytosis include medications like [[clozapine]], [[sulfasalazine]], and [[thioamide]], [[Infection|infections]], [[List of illnesses caused by poor nutrition|nutritional deficiencies]], [[Myelodysplastic syndrome|myelodysplasia]], [[Systemic autoimmune diseases|collagen vascular diseases]], and [[Aplasia|white cell aplasia.]] Agranulocytosis needs to be differentiated from bacterial [[sepsis|sepsis,]] [[aplastic anemia]], [[acute myeloid leukemia]], [[acute lymphoblastic leukemia]], [[cytomegalovirus]], [[Folate deficiency|folic acid deficiency]], and [[Hodgkin's lymphoma|Hodgkin lymphoma]]. The negative [[Prognosis|prognostic factors]] in the course of agranulocytosis are age > 65, [[septic shock]], [[bacteremia]], [[Infections|systemic infections]], [[renal]], [[cardiac]] and [[respiratory]] diseases.The mainstay of treatment of agranulocytosis is medical therapy, including, discontinuation of offending agent, treating [[Infection|infections]] with [[Antibiotics|broad spectrum antibiotics,]] and using [[Granulocyte colony stimulating factor|granulocyte-colony stimulating factor]].
 
Agranulocytosis is defined as severe neutropenia with an [[absolute neutrophil count]] (ANC) <500 cells/microliter.
 
While agranulocytosis technically refers to a reduction in all cells in the leukocyte lineage ([[neutrophils]], [[eosinophils]], and [[basophils]]), the vast majority of cases refer to neutropenia as neutrophils constitute the majority of leukocytes and the primary defense against infection.


==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==
[[Agranulocytosis]], or severe [[neutropenia]], was first noted around the start of the 20th century on review of blood cell differentials described in patients with [[lupus]], other [[autoimmune disorders]], and with various drug toxicities.<ref name="NLMID39120200R">{{cite journal |author=Dameshek W. |title=Leukopenia and Agranulocytosis.|journal=Oxford University Press. |volume=1|pages=841-52|year=1944|NLM ID 39120200R}}</ref>
* Agranulocytosis was first noted around the beginning of the 20th century on review of blood cell differentials described in patients with [[lupus]], other [[autoimmune disorders]], and with various drug toxicities.<ref name="NLMID39120200R">{{cite journal |author=Dameshek W. |title=Leukopenia and Agranulocytosis.|journal=Oxford University Press. |volume=1|pages=841-52|year=1944|NLM ID 39120200R}}</ref>
 
==Classification==
==Classification==
[[Agranulocytosis]] is often used interchangeably with severe [[neutropenia]]. Calculated based on complete blood count differential, [[agranulocytosis]] is loosely defined as an [[absolute neutrophil count]] (ANC) less than 500, 200, or 100 cells per microliter, with mild and moderate neutropenia defined below.<ref name="PMID17470834">{{cite journal |author=Andersohn F, Konzen C, Garbe E. |title=Systematic review: agranulocytosis induced by nonchemotherapy drugs.|journal=Ann Internal Med.|volume=146(9)|pages=657-65|year=2007|PMID 17470834}}</ref> The ANC is calculated by multiplying the total white blood cell (WBC) count by the percentage of neutrophils (including both mature neutrophils and band forms).
Agranulocytosis can be classified as [[Congenital disorder|congenital]] or [[Acquired disorder|acquired]]. Each class can be classified to further subgroups as follows:


* '''Mild Neutropenia:''' ANC 1,000-1500 cells/microliter
===== Congenital =====
* '''Moderate Neutropenia:''' ANC 500-1000 cells/microliter
* [[Kostmann syndrome|Kostmann's syndrome]]
* '''Severe Neutropenia or [[Agranulocytosis]]:''' ANC <500 cells/microliter
* [[Dysgenesis|Reticular dysgenesis]]
* [[Shwachman-Diamond syndrome]]
* [[Chediak-Higashi syndrome]]
* [[Dyskeratosis congenita]]


This distinction is important diagnostically and prognostically. Patients with ANC <500 cells/microliter are at a markedly increased risk for severe infections and those <100 cells/microliter have just over a 3-fold increased risk of mortality (10% vs. 3%; p <0.001).<ref name="PMID17470834">{{cite journal |author=Andersohn F, Konzen C, Garbe E. |title=Systematic review: agranulocytosis induced by nonchemotherapy drugs.|journal=Ann Internal Med.|volume=146(9)|pages=657-65|year=2007|PMID 17470834}}</ref> The ANC is calculated by multiplying the total white blood cell (WBC) count by the percentage of neutrophils (including both mature neutrophils and band forms). Importantly, due to severely limited neutrophil activity an inflammatory response, these patients may present with a fever absent additional localizing signs of infection.
===== Acquired =====
* Drug induced
** [[Clozapine]]
** [[Sulfasalazine]]
** [[Thioamide]]
* [[Infection]]
** [[Virus|Viral infections]] including:
*** [[Hepatitis B]]
*** [[Hepatitis C]]
*** [[Epstein Barr virus|Epstein-Barr virus]]
*** [[HIV]]
** [[Bacterial]]
** [[Rickettsial]]
* [[Systemic autoimmune diseases|Collagen vascular diseases]]
** [[SLE]]
** [[Felty's syndrome]]
* White cell [[aplasia]]
* [[List of illnesses caused by poor nutrition|Nutritional deficiency]]
** [[Vitamin B12 deficiency]]
** [[Folate deficiency|Folic acid deficiency]]
* [[Myelodysplasia]]
* [[Hypoplasia]]
** [[Aplastic anemia]]
** [[Fanconi's anemia]]
* [[Leukemia]]


==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
[[Agranulocytosis]] develops as a result of one of the three following mechanisms:
Agranulocytosis develops as a result of the following mechanisms:<ref name="PontikoglouPapadaki2010">{{cite journal|last1=Pontikoglou|first1=Charalampos|last2=Papadaki|first2=Helen A.|title=Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Agranulocytosis: The Paradigm of Deferiprone|journal=Hemoglobin|volume=34|issue=3|year=2010|pages=291–304|issn=0363-0269|doi=10.3109/03630269.2010.484791}}</ref>
* '''[[Immune mediated]] destruction of [[granulocytes]]'''
** The drugs or its active [[metabolite]] act as [[hapten]], and binds to [[neutrophil]] [[membrane]].
** [[Autoantibodies]] are produced as a result of this binding.
** This results in destruction of sensitized [[neutrophils]] by [[phagocytosis]].
** Most common drugs are [[propylthiouracil]], [[amodiaquine]], [[Amodiaquine|mono-desethyl amodiaquine]], and [[flecainide]].


# '''Impaired granulocyte production'''
* '''Direct damage of [[Granulocyte|granulocytes]]'''
#* [[Aplastic anemia]]
** Some drugs release chemically active [[metabolites]].
#* [[Hematologic]] [[malignancy]] with bone marrow infiltration
** These metabolites bind to [[Proteins|cytoplasmic proteins]] or [[proteins]] in the [[nucleus]].
#* Myelosuppressive [[chemotherapy]] or other medications that are toxic to the bone marrow
** This results in direct [[toxicity]] and destruction of [[granulocytes]].
#* Nutritional deficiencies
** [[Chlorpromazine]], [[dapsone]], [[clozapine]], and [[procainamide]] are few examples of these drugs.
# '''Margination:''' the process by which free flowing blood cells are signaled to adhere to the endothelial wall and exit circulation.
** [[Granulocytes]] oxidize [[clozapine]] releasing [[Nitrenium ion|nitrenium ions]].<ref name="UetrechtZahid1997">{{cite journal|last1=Uetrecht|first1=Jack|last2=Zahid|first2=Nasir|last3=Tehim|first3=Ashik|last4=Mim Fu|first4=J|last5=Rakhit|first5=Suman|title=Structural features associated with reactive metabolite formation in clozapine analogues|journal=Chemico-Biological Interactions|volume=104|issue=2-3|year=1997|pages=117–129|issn=00092797|doi=10.1016/S0009-2797(97)00017-3}}</ref>
#* Splenic sequestration and destruction
** [[Nitrenium ion|Nitrenium ions]] bind irreversibly to [[granulocytes]] and its [[precursor]] cells resulting in [[toxic]] destruction of these [[Cell (biology)|cells]].
#* Adherence to the vascular [[endothelium]]
# '''Accelerated peripheral destruction'''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kumar|first1=Vinay|title=Robbins Basic Pathology|date=2007|publisher=Elsevier|location=441|edition=8}}</ref>
#* Autoimmune [[hemolysis]]
#* Drug-induced [[hemolysis]]


==Causes==
==Causes==
[[Agranulocytosis]] is most commonly attributed to [[malignancy]] and idiosyncratic drug reactions.
Agranulocytosis can be [[congenital]] or [[acquired]]. Common causes of acquired agranulocytosis include:<ref name="PMID17470834">{{cite journal |author=Andersohn F, Konzen C, Garbe E. |title=Systematic review: agranulocytosis induced by nonchemotherapy drugs.|journal=Ann Internal Med.|volume=146(9)|pages=657-65|year=2007|PMID 17470834}}</ref><ref name="AndersohnKonzen2007">{{cite journal|last1=Andersohn|first1=Frank|last2=Konzen|first2=Christine|last3=Garbe|first3=Edeltraut|title=Systematic Review: Agranulocytosis Induced by Nonchemotherapy Drugs|journal=Annals of Internal Medicine|volume=146|issue=9|year=2007|pages=657|issn=0003-4819|doi=10.7326/0003-4819-146-9-200705010-00009}}</ref>
 
* Medications
Malignancy is often associated with neutropenia, due to impaired production from [[myelodysplastic syndromes]] and hematological malignancies with [[bone marrow]] infiltration, [[hemolysis]] and impaired production from [[cytotoxic]] [[chemotherapy]], and [[antibody]]-mediated destruction of neutrophils.
** [[Clozapine]]
 
** [[Deferiprone]]
More than 125 drugs have been identified as causative agents of agranulocytosis. The following medications account for over 50% of definitive cases: [[antiepileptic]]s, antithyroid drugs ([[carbimazole]], [[methimazole]], [[propylthiouracil]]), antibiotics ([[penicillin]], [[chloramphenicol]], [[co-trimoxazole]], [[dapsone]]), cytotoxic chemotherapeutics, arsenic, gold, NSAIDs ([[indomethacin]], [[naproxen]], [[phenylbutazone]], [[metamizole]]), antihelminths ([[mebendazole]], [[albendazole]]), [[allopurinol]], [[mirtazapine]], and the [[antipsychotic]] [[clozapine]].<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Elisa Mari |author2=Franco Ricci |author3=Davide Imberti |author4=Massimo Gallerani |date=June 2011 | title=Agranulocytosis: an adverse effect of allopurinol treatment | journal=Italian Journal of Medicine| volume=5 | issue=2 | pages=120–3 | url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877934411000545 | doi=10.1016/j.itjm.2011.02.006}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Diaz, Jaime |title=How Drugs Influence Behavior |publisher=Prentice Hall |location=Englewood Cliffs |year=1996 |isbn=0132815605 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Andersohn F, Konzen C, Garbe E |title=Systematic review: agranulocytosis induced by nonchemotherapy drugs |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=146 |issue=9 |pages=657–65 |date=May 2007 |pmid=17470834 |doi=10.7326/0003-4819-146-9-200705010-00009 |url=http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=734449}}</ref>
** [[Sulfasalazine]]
 
** [[Ticlopidine]]
[[Immunodeficiencies]] are frequently associated with neutropenia (38% in [[Hyper IgM syndrome]], 12% in [[CVID]], and 7% in [[X-linked agammaglobulinemia]]) as are [[autoimmune disorders]] including up to 50% of patients with systemic [[lupus erythematosus]], yet with lower overall prevalence. While [[rheumatoid arthritis]] infrequently presents with neutropenia, agranulocytosis can develop in the setting of [[large granular lymphocyte]] (LGL) leukemia or [[Felty's syndrome]].<ref name="PMID6979979">{{cite journal |author=Bucknall RC, Davis P, Bacon PA, Jones JV |title=Neutropenia in rheumatoid arthritis: studies on possible contributing factors |journal=Ann Rheum Dis. |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=242-7 |year=2009 |pmid=6979979 |doi=|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=6979979}}</ref>
** [[Rituximab]]
** [[Quinine]]
** [[Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole]]  


=== Causes by Organ System ===
* [[Chemotherapy]]  
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* [[Bone marrow transplant]]  
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* [[Systemic lupus erythematosus]] ([[SLE]])  
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* [[Rheumatoid arthritis]]  
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* [[HIV]]  
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
* [[Hepatitis]]  
| '''Chemical / poisoning'''
* [[Leukemia]]  
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Arsenic trioxide]], [[gold salts]], [[strontium|strontium-89]]
* [[Myelodysplasia]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Dermatologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Chediak-Higashi disease]], [[dyskeratosis congenita|dyskeratosis congenita, x-linked]], [[Elejalde syndrome ]], reticular dysgenesis, reticular dysplasia
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Drug Side Effect'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[5-azacytidine]], [[acetophenazine]], [[aclarubicin]], [[actinomycin D]], [[acyclovir]], [[aflibercept]], [[albendazole]], [[alemtuzumab]], [[allopurinol]], [[amantadine]], [[amiloride]], [[aminoglutethimide]], [[aminoglutethimide]], [[aminopyrine]], [[amiodarone]],[[amodiaquine]], [[ampicillin]], [[amsacrine]], [[anakinra]], [[anidulafungin]], [[anti-thymocyte globulin]], [[antibiotics]], [[antipyrine]], [[aprepitant]], [[aripiprazole]], [[arsenic trioxide]], [[asenapine]], [[atazanavir]], [[atovaquone]], [[auranofin]], [[azacitidine]], [[azathioprine]], [[aztreonam]], [[barbiturates]], [[belinostat]], [[benazepril]], [[bendamustine]], [[bevacizumab]], [[blinatumomab]], [[boceprevir]], [[bortezomib]], [[bosutinib]], [[brentuximab]], [[busulfan]], [[cabazitaxel]], [[cabozantinib]], [[canakinumab]], [[candesartan]], [[capecitabine]], [[captopril]], [[carbimazole]], [[carboplatin]], [[carfilzomib]], [[carmustine]], [[cefaclor]], [[cefadroxil]], [[cefazolin]], [[cefepime]], [[cefixime]], [[cefoperazone]], [[cefotetan]], [[cefotiam]], [[cefoxitin]], [[ceftaroline]], [[ceftriaxone]], [[cefuroxime]], [[cephalexin]], [[cephapirin]], [[cephradine]], [[cetuximab]], [[chemotherapy]], [[chlorambucil]], [[chloramphenicol]], [[chloroquine]], [[chlorpromazine]], [[chlorthalidone]], [[cidofovir]], [[cilazapril]], [[cimetidine]], [[cisplatin]], [[cladribine]], [[clarithromycin]], [[clindamycin]], [[clofarabine]], [[clopidogrel]], [[clozapine]], [[colchicine]], [[crizotinib]], [[cromolyn]], [[cyclophosphamide]], [[cytarabine]], [[cytosine arabinoside]], [[dabrafenib]],[[dacarbazine]], [[daclatasvir]], [[dactinomycin]], [[dasatinib]], [[daunorubicin]], [[decitabine]], [[deferasirox]], [[deferiprone]], [[delavirdine]], [[desipramine]], [[dexrazoxane]], [[diatrizoate]], [[diazepam]], [[diazoxide]],  [[dicloxacillin]], [[Diethylpropion]][[diflunisal]], [[dipyrone]], [[docetaxel]], [[dolutegravir]], [[doripenem]], [[dothiepin]], [[doxorubicin]], [[doxycycline]],  [[efavirenz]], [[eflornithine]], [[elvitegravir]], [[enalapril]], [[enalaprilat]], [[enfuvirtide]], [[enzalutamide]], [[epirubicin]], [[eprosartan]], [[eribulin]], [[etanercept]], [[ethacrynic acid]], [[ethambutol]], [[ethosuximide]], [[ethotoin]], [[etodolac]], [[etoposide]], [[everolimus]], [[felbamate]], [[fentanyl]],  [[fidaxomicin]], [[flucytosine]], [[fludarabine]], [[fluorouracil]], [[fluoxetine]], [[fosamprenavir]], [[foscarnet]], [[fosinopril]], [[ganciclovir]], [[gefitinib]], [[gemcitabine]], [[gemifloxacin mesylate]], [[glyburide]], [[golimumab]], [[griseofulvin]], [[guanidinium]], [[haloperidol]], [[hydroxycarbamide]], [[hydroxyurea]], [[ibuprofen lysine]], [[ibritumomab tiuxetan]], [[ibrutinib]], [[ibuprofen]], [[idarubicin]], [[idelalisib]], [[iloperidone]], [[imatinib]], [[imipenem cilastatin]], [[indinavir]], [[indomethacin]], [[infliximab]], [[interferon alfa-2a]], [[interferon alfa-2b]], [[interferon alfacon-1]], [[interferon beta-1b]], [[irinotecan]], [[isoniazid]], [[isotretinoin]], [[itraconazole]], [[ixabepilone]], [[lamivudine]], [[lamotrigine]], [[lansoprazole]], [[lenalidomide]], [[levamisole]], [[levetiracetam]], [[levomepromazine]], [[lincomycin]], [[linezolid]], [[lisinopril]], [[loxapine]], [[lurasidone]], [[maprotiline]], [[maraviroc]], [[meclofenamate]], [[mercaptopurine]], [[meropenem]], [[mesalamine]], [[methazolamide]], [[methimazole]], [[methotrexate]], [[methyldopa]], [[metolazone]], [[mexiletine]], [[mianserin]], [[micafungin]], [[mifamurtide]], [[milnacipran]], [[minocycline]], [[mirtazapine]], [[mitotane]], [[mitoxantrone]], [[moexipril]], [[moxalactam]], [[mycophenolate]], [[mycophenolic acid]], [[nafcillin]], [[naproxen]], [[nefazodone]], [[nelarabine]], [[nelfinavir]], [[nevirapine]], [[nilotinib]], [[nilutamide]], [[norfloxacin]], [[nortriptyline]], [[obinutuzumab]], [[ofatumumab]], [[ofloxacin]], [[olanzapine]], [[olaparib]], [[olsalazine]],[[omacetaxine]], [[omeprazole]], [[oprelvekin]], [[oxacillin]], [[oxaliplatin]], [[paclitaxel]], [[palbociclib]], [[paliperidone]], [[panobinostat]], [[pantoprazole]], [[pazopanib]], [[peginterferon alfa-2a]], [[peginterferon alfa-2b]], [[pemetrexed]], [[penicillamine]], [[penicillin]], [[penicillin G]], [[pentamidine]], [[pentostatin]], [[peramivir]], [[perazine]], [[perindopril]], [[pertuzumab]], [[phenylbutazone]], [[phenytoin]],  [[piperacillin]], [[piperaquine]], [[pipothiazine]], [[piroxicam]], [[pixantrone]], [[pomalidomide]],  [[ponatinib]], [[posaconazole]], [[pralatrexate]], [[prednisone]], [[probenecid]], [[procainamide]], [[procarbazine]], [[prochlorperazine]], [[proguanil]], [[propylthiouracil]], [[pyrimethamine]], [[quetiapine]], [[quinapril]], [[quinidine]], [[quinine]], [[radium chloride]], [[raltitrexed]], [[ramipril]], [[ramucirumab]], [[ranitidine]], [[rasagiline]], [[rasburicase]], [[regorafenib]], [[remoxipride]], [[ribavirin]], [[rifabutin]], [[rifapentine]], [[rifaximin]], [[rilonacept]], [[riluzole]], [[risperidone]], [[ritodrine]], [[ritonavir]], [[rituximab]], [[romidepsin]], [[ruxolitinib]], [[saquinavir]], [[satraplatin]], [[secukinumab]], [[sirolimus]], [[sodium aurothiomalate]], [[sofosbuvir]], [[sorafenib]], [[stavudine]], [[stiripentol]], [[succimer]], [[Sulfacetamide]], [[Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim (oral)]],
[[sulfasalazine]], [[sulfonamide]], [[sulindac]], [[sunitinib]], [[suramin]], [[tacrolimus]], [[tedizolid]], [[teicoplanin]], [[temozolomide]], [[temsirolimus]], [[teniposide]], [[tenofovir]], [[terbinafine]], [[teriflunomide]], [[thalidomide]], [[thiothixene]], [[ticarcillin]], [[ticlopidine]], [[tipranavir]], [[tocilizumab]], [[tofacitinib]], [[tolazamide]], [[tolmetin]], [[topotecan]], [[tositumomab]], [[trabectedin]], [[trametinib]], [[trandolapril]], [[trastuzumab]], [[trimethadione]], [[trimethoprim]], [[trimetrexate]], [[valganciclovir]], [[valproic acid]], [[valrubicin]], [[valsartan]], [[vancomycin]], [[vandetanib]], [[vesnarinone]], [[vincristine]], [[vindesine]], [[vinflunine]], [[vinorelbine]], [[zidovudine]], [[zileuton]], [[ziprasidone]], [[ziv-aflibercept]], [[zoledronic acid]]
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Ear Nose Throat'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Endocrine'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Hyperthyroidism]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Environmental'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Gastroenterologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Glycogen storage disorder]], [[hypersplenism]], [[Shwachman-Diamond syndrome]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Genetic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Barth syndrome]], [[cartilage-hair hypoplasia]], [[Chediak-Higashi disease]], [[Cohen syndrome]], [[Dubowitz syndrome]], [[Elejalde syndrome ]], [[familial histiocytic reticulosis]], [[Fanconi syndrome]], [[fumarate hydratase deficiency]], [[Griscelli syndrome|Griscelli syndrome type 1]], [[methylmalonic aciduria]], [[myelokathexis]], [[propionic acidemia]], [[propionyl-CoA carboxylase|propionyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency PCCA type]], [[Shwachman-Diamond syndrome]], [[WHIM syndrome]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Hematologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|Alloimmune neonatal neutropenia, alloimmune neutropenia in infancy, [[aplastic anemia]], [[neutropenia|autoimmune neutropenia]], [[chronic lymphocytic leukemia]], [[cyclical neutropenia]], [[familial histiocytic reticulosis]], [[Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome]], [[histiocytosis X]], [[hypersplenism]], [[Kostmann disease]], [[myelodysplastic syndrome]], [[myelofibrosis]], [[pancytopenia]], [[paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria]], [[Shwachman-Diamond syndrome]], [[x-linked agammaglobulinemia]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Iatrogenic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Hemodialysis]], [[radiation therapy]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Infectious Disease'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Brucellosis]], [[cytomegalovirus]], [[dengue]], [[Epstein-Barr virus]], [[hepatitis A]], [[hepatitis B]], [[hepatitis C]], [[hepatitis]], [[human granulocytic ehrlichiosis]], [[human immunodeficiency virus]], [[ehrlichiosis|human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis]], [[kala azar]], [[Kostmann disease]], [[lassa fever]], [[Lyme disease]], [[malaria]], [[measles]], [[rickettsiae]], [[rickettsial infections]], [[rocky mountain spotted fever]], [[rubella]], [[salmonella infection]], [[sepsis]], [[severe acute respiratory syndrome]], [[shigellosis]], [[tuberculosis]], [[tularemia]], [[varicella]], [[visceral leishmaniasis]], [[WHIM syndrome]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Musculoskeletal / Ortho'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Cartilage-hair hypoplasia]], [[metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, Mckusick type]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Neurologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Fumarate hydratase deficiency]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Nutritional / Metabolic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Copper deficiency]], [[glutathione synthase|glutathione synthase deficiency]], [[glycogen storage disorder]], [[glycogen storage disease type I|glycogenosis type 1b]], [[orotic aciduria|hereditary orotic aciduria]], [[isovaleric acidemia]], [[methylmalonic aciduria]], [[propionic acidemia]], [[propionyl-CoA carboxylase|propionyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency PCCA type]], [[vitamin deficiencies]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Oncologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Chronic lymphocytic leukemia]], [[hairy cell leukemia]], [[histiocytosis X]], [[leukemia]], [[myelodysplastic syndrome]], [[myelofibrosis]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Opthalmologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Overdose / Toxicity'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Alcoholism]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Psychiatric'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Pulmonary'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Severe acute respiratory syndrome]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Renal / Electrolyte'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Fanconi syndrome]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Rheum / Immune / Allergy'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| Alloimmune neonatal neutropenia, alloimmune neutropenia in infancy, [[autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome type 1]], [[autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome type 2]], [[neutropenia|autoimmune neutropenia]], [[common variable immune deficiency]], [[Felty's syndrome]], [[histiocytosis X]], [[hyper-immunoglobulin M syndrome]], [[lupus]], [[rheumatoid arthritis]], [[neutropenia|secondary autoimmune neutropenia]], [[WHIM syndrome]], [[x-linked agammaglobulinemia]], [[x-linked hyperimmunoglobulin M syndrome]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Sexual'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Trauma'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Urologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Dental'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Miscellaneous'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|}


==Differentiating [Disease] from Other Diseases==
==Differentiating Agranulocytosis from Other Diseases==
[[Agranulocytosis]] is a laboratory diagnosis based off of the [[complete blood count]] differential, however the differential diagnosis for the etiology of neutropenia and agranulocytosis is quite important as these patients can deteriorate rapidly without appropriate treatment.


Consider the following differential when evaluating a patient with agranulocytosis:
Consider the following differential when evaluating a patient with agranulocytosis:
*'''Drug-induced''': An idiosyncratic (dose-independent) reaction. Accounts for 65-75% of all cases of agranulocytosis in the United States. More commonly presents with isolated neutropenia in the absence of [[anemia]] or [[thrombocytopenia]].<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Andersohn F, Konzen C, Garbe E |title=Systematic review: agranulocytosis induced by nonchemotherapy drugs |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=146 |issue=9 |pages=657–65 |date=May 2007 |pmid=17470834 |doi=10.7326/0003-4819-146-9-200705010-00009 |url=http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=734449}}</ref>
* Bacterial [[sepsis]]
*'''Malignant''': Typically, a dose-dependent reduction in neutrophils to cytotoxic chemotherapy, malignant infiltration of the bone marrow, or immune-mediated hemolysis. Often seen concurrently with severe anemia, thrombocytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, and lymphadenopathy.
* [[Aplastic anemia]]
*'''Autoimmune''': Antibody-mediated neutrophil destruction.<ref name="PMID6979979">{{cite journal |author=Bucknall RC, Davis P, Bacon PA, Jones JV |title=Neutropenia in rheumatoid arthritis: studies on possible contributing factors |journal=Ann Rheum Dis. |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=242-7 |year=2009 |pmid=6979979 |doi=|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=6979979}}</ref>
* [[Acute myeloid leukemia]]
* [[Acute lymphoblastic leukemia]]
* [[Cytomegalovirus]]
* [[Folic acid deficiency]]
* [[Hodgkin lymphoma]]
* [[Non-Hodgkin lymphoma]]
* [[Wegener granulomatosis]]


==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
Neutropenia is typically identified in at-risk patients undergoing [[cytotoxic]] [[chemotherapy]] or on other myelosuppressive medications. While some ethnicities have an unusually high prevalence of asymptomatic mild neutropenia (ANC 1,000-1500 cells/microliter) known as constitutional or benign ethnic neutropenia (BEN), these do not progress to agranulocytosis, do not increase the risk of infection, and present no additional risk in the setting of cytotoxic chemotherapy as these individuals have normal bone marrow neutrophil reserves.<ref name="PMID3181399">{{cite journal |author=Shoenfeld Y, Alkan ML, Asaly A, Carmeli Y, Katz M |title=Benign familial leukopenia and neutropenia in different ethnic groups |journal=Eur J Haematol. |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=273-7 |year=1988 |pmid=3181399 |doi=|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3181399}}</ref><ref name="PMID4027348">{{cite journal |author=Shoenfeld Y, Ben-Tal O, Berliner S, Pinkhas J |title=The outcome of bacterial infection in subjects with benign familial leukopenia (BFL) |journal=Biomed Pharmacother. |volume=39 |issue=1 |pages=23-6 |year=1985 |pmid=4027348 |doi=|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4027348}}</ref><ref name="PMID20194862">{{cite journal |author=Hsieh MM, Tisdale JF, Rodgers GP, Young NS, Trimble EL, Little RF |title=Neutrophil count in African Americans: lowering the target cutoff to initiate or resume chemotherapy? |journal=J Clin Oncol. |volume=28 |issue=10 |pages=1633-7 |year=2009 |pmid=20194862 |doi=|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20194862}}</ref>.
* Agranulocytosis is an extremely [[rare]] condition.
 
* The overall [[Incidence (epidemiology)|incidence rate]] is 7.2 per million per year.<ref name="Strom1992">{{cite journal|last1=Strom|first1=Brian L.|title=Descriptive Epidemiology of Agranulocytosis|journal=Archives of Internal Medicine|volume=152|issue=7|year=1992|pages=1475|issn=0003-9926|doi=10.1001/archinte.1992.00400190095018}}</ref>
[[Immunodeficiencies]] are frequently associated with neutropenia (38% in [[Hyper IgM syndrome]], 12% in [[CVID]], and 7% in [[X-linked agammaglobulinemia]]) as are autoimmune disorders including up to 50% of patients with systemic [[lupus erythematosus]], yet with lower overall prevalence. While [[rheumatoid arthritis]] infrequently presents with neutropenia, severe neutropenia can develop in the setting of [[large granular lymphocyte]] (LGL) leukemia or [[Felty's syndrome]].<ref name="PMID6979979">{{cite journal |author=Bucknall RC, Davis P, Bacon PA, Jones JV |title=Neutropenia in rheumatoid arthritis: studies on possible contributing factors |journal=Ann Rheum Dis. |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=242-7 |year=2009 |pmid=6979979 |doi=|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=6979979}}</ref>
* It can occur in all [[Race|races]] and any age group.
* The [[acquired]] type of agranulocytosis is more common in older individuals. While [[inherited]] type is commonly seen in children.
* The risk of agranulocytosis is seen higher in women.<ref name="AlvirLieberman1993">{{cite journal|last1=Alvir|first1=Jose Ma. J.|last2=Lieberman|first2=Jeffrey A.|last3=Safferman|first3=Allan Z.|last4=Schwimmer|first4=Jeffrey L.|last5=Schaaf|first5=John A.|title=Clozapine-Induced Agranulocytosis -- Incidence and Risk Factors in the United States|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=329|issue=3|year=1993|pages=162–167|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJM199307153290303}}</ref>


==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==
At-risk populations include the following:
Risk factors for agranulocytosis include:
* [[Medications]]<ref name="PMID17142169">{{cite journal |author=Andrès E, Zimmer J, Affenberger S, Federici L, Alt M, Maloisel F. |title=Idiosyncratic drug-induced agranulocytosis: Update of an old disorder. |journal=Eur J Intern Med. |volume=17|issue=8 |pages=529-35 |year=2006|pmid 17142169|doi=|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17142169}}</ref>
* Acquired conditions
* [[List of chemotherapeutic agents#Cytotoxic Chemotherapy|Cytotoxic chemotherapy]]
** [[Medications]]<ref name="PMID17142169">{{cite journal |author=Andrès E, Zimmer J, Affenberger S, Federici L, Alt M, Maloisel F. |title=Idiosyncratic drug-induced agranulocytosis: Update of an old disorder. |journal=Eur J Intern Med. |volume=17|issue=8 |pages=529-35 |year=2006|pmid 17142169|doi=|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17142169}}</ref>
* Hematologic malignancies
** [[Infectious mononucleosis]]<ref name="pmid8218540">{{cite journal |vauthors=Levy M, Kelly JP, Kaufman DW, Shapiro S |title=Risk of agranulocytosis and aplastic anemia in relation to history of infectious mononucleosis: a report from the international agranulocytosis and aplastic anemia study |journal=Ann. Hematol. |volume=67 |issue=4 |pages=187–90 |date=October 1993 |pmid=8218540 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* [[Autoimmune disorders]]
** Combination therapy with [[Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor|ACE inhibitors]] and [[interferon]]<ref name="CasatoPucillo1995">{{cite journal|last1=Casato|first1=Milyia|last2=Pucillo|first2=Leopoldo P.|last3=Leoni|first3=Marco|last4=di Lullo|first4=Luca|last5=Gabrielli|first5=Armando|last6=Sansonno|first6=Domenico|last7=Dammacco|first7=Franco|last8=Danieli|first8=Giovanni|last9=Bonomo|first9=Lorenzo|title=Granulocytopenia after combined therapy with interferon and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors: Evidence for a synergistic hematologic toxicity|journal=The American Journal of Medicine|volume=99|issue=4|year=1995|pages=386–391|issn=00029343|doi=10.1016/S0002-9343(99)80186-7}}</ref>
** [[List of chemotherapeutic agents#Cytotoxic Chemotherapy|Cytotoxic chemotherapy]]
** [[Hematologic malignancy|Hematologic malignancies]]
** [[Autoimmune disorders]]
* Genetic susceptibility
** Association between [[HLA-B]]38, DQW3 haplotype, and [[clozapine]] induced agranulocytosis is seen in Ashkenazi Jews.<ref name="pmid7579351">{{cite journal |vauthors=Corzo D, Yunis JJ, Salazar M, Lieberman JA, Howard A, Awdeh Z, Alper CA, Yunis EJ |title=The major histocompatibility complex region marked by HSP70-1 and HSP70-2 variants is associated with clozapine-induced agranulocytosis in two different ethnic groups |journal=Blood |volume=86 |issue=10 |pages=3835–40 |date=November 1995 |pmid=7579351 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
** [[HLA-DRB1|HLA DRB1]]*08032 allele has a strong susceptibility to [[methimazole]] induced agranulocytosis.<ref name="Tamai1996">{{cite journal|last1=Tamai|first1=Hajime|title=Association between the DRB1*08032 Histocompatibility Antigen and Methimazole-Induced Agranulocytosis in Japanese Patients with Graves Disease|journal=Annals of Internal Medicine|volume=124|issue=5|year=1996|pages=490|issn=0003-4819|doi=10.7326/0003-4819-124-5-199603010-00005}}</ref>


==Screening==
==Screening==
There are no routine screening recommendations for [[agranulocytosis]]. It is typically identified incidentally on routine blood work or while monitoring after cytotoxic therapy.<ref name="PMID21258094">{{cite journal |author=Freifeld AG, Bow EJ, Sepkowitz KA, Boeckh MJ, Ito JI, Mullen CA, Raad II, Rolston KV, Young JA, Wingard JR; Infectious Diseases Society of America. |title=Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of america|journal=Clin Infect Dis. |volume=52 |issue=4 |pages=e56-95 |year=2011 |pmid=21258094 |doi=|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21258094}}</ref>
There are no routine screening recommendations for agranulocytosis. It is typically identified incidentally on routine blood work or while monitoring after [[cytotoxic]] therapy.<ref name="PMID21258094">{{cite journal |author=Freifeld AG, Bow EJ, Sepkowitz KA, Boeckh MJ, Ito JI, Mullen CA, Raad II, Rolston KV, Young JA, Wingard JR; Infectious Diseases Society of America. |title=Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of america|journal=Clin Infect Dis. |volume=52 |issue=4 |pages=e56-95 |year=2011 |pmid=21258094 |doi=|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21258094}}</ref>


==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis==
==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis==
===Natural History===
===Natural History===
[[Neutropenia]], and progression to [[agranulocytosis]], occurs in either a dose-dependent or idiosyncratic process dependent upon the etiology. Neutropenia caused by [[cytotoxic]] [[chemotherapy]] or malignant bone marrow infiltration and failure is typically dose-dependent or related to tumor burden, as opposed to idiosyncratic - unpredictable, dose-independent, and typically immune-mediated - drug reactions.
* [[Neutropenia]], and progression to agranulocytosis, occurs in either a dose-dependent or [[Idiosyncratic reaction|idiosyncratic]] process dependent upon the [[etiology]].  
 
* Neutropenia caused by [[cytotoxic]] [[chemotherapy]] or malignant [[bone marrow]] infiltration is typically dose-dependent or related to tumor burden, as opposed to idiosyncratic, and  [[Immune-mediated disease|immune-mediated]] [[neutropenia]] that occurs independently.  


===Complications===
===Complications===
Severe neutropenia or agranulocytosis warrant significant attention to any symptoms of infection, malignancy, or potentially contributing medications as infectious complications carry a mortality rate of up to 10%.<ref name="PMID18043241">{{cite journal |author=Andrès E, Maloisel F. |title=Idiosyncratic drug-induced agranulocytosis or acute neutropenia. |journal=Curr Opin Hematol. |volume=15|issue=1 |pages=15-21 |year=2008|pmid=18043241 |doi=|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18043241}}</ref>  
The major complications of agranulocytosis are as follows:<ref name="AndrèsMaloisel20102">{{cite journal|last1=Andrès|first1=Emmanuel|last2=Maloisel|first2=Frédéric|last3=Zimmer|first3=Jacques|title=The role of haematopoietic growth factors granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in the management of drug-induced agranulocytosis|journal=British Journal of Haematology|year=2010|issn=00071048|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08104.x}}</ref>
* [[Septicemia]]
* [[Bacterial infections]]
* [[Fungal infections]]
* [[Pneumonia]]
* [[Fever]]
* [[Mouth ulcers]]


===Prognosis===
===Prognosis===
While the prognosis for low risk [[neutropenia]] is excellent, with >90% probability of complete resolution without complications, high risk patients have >40% risk of serious complications.  Risk stratification for patients with neutropenia is defined below.
The negative prognostic factors for agranulocytosis are:<ref name="AndrèsMaloisel2010">{{cite journal|last1=Andrès|first1=Emmanuel|last2=Maloisel|first2=Frédéric|last3=Zimmer|first3=Jacques|title=The role of haematopoietic growth factors granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in the management of drug-induced agranulocytosis|journal=British Journal of Haematology|year=2010|issn=00071048|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08104.x}}</ref>
* [[Neutrophil|Neutrophil count]] at the time of diagnosis <0.1 × 10<sup>9</sup> cells/L
 
* Age > 65 years old
* Severe infections like [[septic shock]], [[bacteremia]]
* Pre existence of systemic infections, [[renal]], [[cardiac]] and [[respiratory]] diseases
 
==Diagnosis==


'''Low risk''': typically patients with solid [[tumors]] on [[chemotherapy]] plus the following:
=== Diagnostic Study of Choice ===
:* Anticipated [[neutropenia]] (ANC<500 cells/microliter) <7 days
The diagnosis of agranulocytosis is based on the laboratory finding when the number of [[Granulocyte|granulocytes]] ([[Neutrophils]], [[Basophils]], [[Eosinophils]]) is below an absolute count of 500 cells/mcL.
:* No significant hepatic or renal dysfunction
:* No significant comorbidities**
:* [http://www.uptodate.com/contents/calculator-multinational-association-for-supportive-care-in-cancer-mascc-risk-index-for-patients-with-neutropenic-fever?source=see_link MASCC Risk Score] >21 (PPV 91%, specificity 68%, sensitivity 71%)


'''High risk'''
=== History and Symptoms ===
:* Anticipated neutropenia (ANC<500 cells/microliter) >7 days
History of patients with agranulocytosis should focus on any history of:<ref name="AndrèsZimmer2014">{{cite journal|last1=Andrès|first1=Emmanuel|last2=Zimmer|first2=Jacques|last3=Mecili|first3=Mustapha|last4=Weitten|first4=Thierry|last5=Alt|first5=Martine|last6=Maloisel|first6=Frédéric|title=Clinical presentation and management of drug-induced agranulocytosis|journal=Expert Review of Hematology|volume=4|issue=2|year=2014|pages=143–151|issn=1747-4086|doi=10.1586/ehm.11.12}}</ref>
:* Significant hepatic or renal dysfunction
* [[Malignancy]]
:* Significant comorbidities**
* [[Infection]]
:* Disease progression
* [[Autoimmune disorders]]
:* [http://www.uptodate.com/contents/calculator-multinational-association-for-supportive-care-in-cancer-mascc-risk-index-for-patients-with-neutropenic-fever?source=see_link MASCC Risk Score] <21 (PPV 91%, specificity 68%, sensitivity 71%)
* [[Medication|Medications]]
Common symptoms include:<ref name="AndrèsZimmer2014" />
*[[Fever]]
*Symptoms of frequent [[infections]]
*Unusual [[redness]], [[pain]], or [[swelling]] around a wound
*Mouth [[ulcers]]
*[[Diarrhea]]
*[[Burning sensation when urinating]]
*[[Sore throat]]
*[[Shortness of breath]]
*Shaking [[chills]]


''**Significant comorbidities:'' [[Hemodynamic]] instability, [[mucositis]], GI symptoms, acute neurological changes, intravascular catheters, pulmonary infiltrates, or underlying chronic lung disease.
===Physical Examination===
Common signs of agranulocytosis may include:
*[[Fever]]
*[[Tachycardia]]
*[[Hypotension]]
*[[Tachypnea]]
*[[Hypoxia]]
*[[Hyperbilirubinemia|Jaundice]]
*[[Wheeze|Wheezes]]
*[[Rales]]
*[[Joint swelling]] or deformity
*[[Rashes]]
===Laboratory Findings===
The following tests should be performed after careful medication history:
* [[CBC]]
* Differential [[WBC]]
* [[Peripheral blood smear]]
Some patients may need:
* [[Liver function tests]]
* [[Rheumatoid factor]]
* Peripheral [[Flow cytometry|blood flow cytometry]]
* [[Anti-nuclear antibody|Antinuclear antibody]] ([[Antinuclear antibodies|ANA]])
* [[Immunoglobulin|Serum immunoglobulin study]]
* [[Vitamin B12]] and [[Folate levels]]
* [[HIV]] testing


==Diagnosis==
=== Electrocardiogram ===
===Diagnostic Criteria===
There are no ECG findings associated with agranulocytosis.
The diagnosis is made after a [[complete blood count]], a routine blood test.  The absolute neutrophil count in this test will be below 500, and can reach 0 cells/mm³. Other kinds of blood cells are typically present in normal numbers.


To formally diagnose agranulocytosis, other pathologies with a similar presentation must be excluded, such as [[aplastic anemia]], [[paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria]], [[myelodysplasia]] and [[leukemia]]s.  This requires a [[bone marrow examination]] that shows normocellular (normal amounts and types of cells) blood marrow with underdeveloped [[promyelocyte]]s.  These underdeveloped promyelocytes, if fully matured, would have been the missing granulocytes.
=== X-ray ===
There are no x-ray findings associated with agranulocytosis. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of underlying cause or complications of agranulocytosis.  


===History and Symptoms===
=== Echocardiography or Ultrasound ===
There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with agranulocytosis.


===Physical Examination===
=== CT scan ===
Agranulocytosis may be [[asymptomatic]], or may clinically present with sudden fever, [[rigors]] and sore throat. [[Infection]] of any organ may be rapidly progressive (e.g., [[pneumonia]], [[urinary tract infection]]). [[Sepsis|Septicemia]] may also progress rapidly.
There are no CT scan findings associated with agranulocytosis. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of underlying cause or complications of agranulocytosis.


===Laboratory Findings===
=== MRI ===
There are no MRI findings associated with agranulocytosis. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of underlying cause or complications of agranulocytosis.


===Imaging Findings===
=== Other Imaging Findings ===
There are no other imaging findings associated with agranulocytosis.


===Other Diagnostic Studies===
=== Other Diagnostic Studies ===
There are no other diagnostic studies associated with agranulocytosis.


==Treatment==
==Treatment==
===Medical Therapy===
===Medical Therapy===
In patients that have no symptoms of infection, management consists of close monitoring with serial [[blood counts]], withdrawal of the offending agent (e.g., medication), and general advice on the significance of fever.
* '''Discontinuation of the offending agent'''
** Identifying and removing the offending agents
** It takes about 1-3 weeks for [[neutropenia]] to resolve after stopping the offending drug.


[[Blood transfusion|Transfusion]] of granulocytes would have been a solution to the problem. However, granulocytes live only ~10 hours in the circulation (for days in [[spleen]] or other tissue), which gives a very short-lasting effect. In addition, there are many complications of such a procedure.
* '''Treat the associated infections and conditions'''
** In cases of [[febrile neutropenia]], [[Empiric therapy|empiric antibiotics]] should be administered [[intravenously]] as early as possible.<ref name="TesfaKeisu2009">{{cite journal|last1=Tesfa|first1=Daniel|last2=Keisu|first2=Marianne|last3=Palmblad|first3=Jan|title=Idiosyncratic drug-induced agranulocytosis: Possible mechanisms and management|journal=American Journal of Hematology|volume=84|issue=7|year=2009|pages=428–434|issn=03618609|doi=10.1002/ajh.21433}}</ref>
** Before starting the [[Antibiotic|antibiotics]], blood, urine and [[Sputum culture|sputum cultures]] should be withdrawn.
** [[Antibiotic]] coverage should be [[bactericidal]] for most common [[pathogens]].<ref name="PMID4994878">{{cite journal |author=Schimpff S, Satterlee W, Young VM, Serpick A |title=Empiric therapy with carbenicillin and gentamicin for febrile patients with cancer and granulocytopenia |journal=N Engl J Med. |volume=284 |issue=19 |pages=1061-5 |year=1971 |pmid=4994878 |doi=|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4994878}}</ref><ref name="PMID16625125">{{cite journal |author=Kumar A, Roberts D, Wood KE, Light B, Parrillo JE, Sharma S, Suppes R, Feinstein D, Zanotti S, Taiberg L, Gurka D, Kumar A, Cheang M |title=Duration of hypotension before initiation of effective antimicrobial therapy is the critical determinant of survival in human septic shock |journal=Crit Care Med. |volume=34 |issue=6 |pages=1589-96 |year=2006 |pmid=16625125 |doi=|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16625125}}</ref><ref name="PMID24752269">{{cite journal |author=Rosa RG, Goldani LZ. |title=Cohort study of the impact of time to antibiotic administration on mortality in patients with febrile neutropenia |journal=Antimicrob Agents Chemother. |volume=58 |issue=7|pages=3799-803 |year=2014 |pmid=24752269 |doi=|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24752269}}</ref>
** [[Central venous catheters]] and other indwelling devices should be removed when possible if there is suspicion for [[infection]] or with positive [[Blood culture|blood cultures]].
* '''Use of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor'''
**  [[Granulocyte colony stimulating factor|Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor]] (G-CSF) has shown excellent results in patients with drug induced agranulocytosis and severe [[Infection|infection.]]<ref name="AndrèsZimmer2014" />
** It is mostly beneficial in patients with [[neutropenia]] secondary to [[chemotherapy]].
 
* '''Immune suppression'''
** In [[neutropenia]] with [[autoimmune diseases]], [[prednisone]] is used for [[immunosuppression]].
 
* '''Bone marrow transplant'''
** When other treatments do not work, [[Bone marrow transplantation|bone marrow transplant]] is an option.
** It is more successful in patients aged <40 years old in good health.


===Surgery===
===Surgery===
There are no surgical treatments for [[agranulocytosis]]. In patients' with [[neutropenic fever]], surgical intervention may be necessary depending on the source of infection.
There are no surgical treatments for agranulocytosis. However, in patients with [[neutropenic fever]], surgical intervention may be necessary depending on the source of infection.<ref name="PMID21258094">{{cite journal |author=Freifeld AG, Bow EJ, Sepkowitz KA, Boeckh MJ, Ito JI, Mullen CA, Raad II, Rolston KV, Young JA, Wingard JR; Infectious Diseases Society of America. |title=Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of america|journal=Clin Infect Dis. |volume=52 |issue=4 |pages=e56-95 |year=2011 |pmid=21258094 |doi=|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21258094}}</ref>
 
===Prevention===
Prevention of [[agranulocytosis]] is dependent upon avoiding certain medications or treatment of underlying conditions.  Occasionally, when agranulocytosis is anticipated, such as in the setting of cytotoxic chemotherapy, recombinant [[Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor|G-CSF]] (granulocyte-colony stimulating factor) can be considered to speed myeloid reconstitution.


===Primary Prevention===
Primary prevention of agranulocytosis is dependent upon:
* Avoiding certain [[medications]]
* Occasionally, when agranulocytosis is anticipated, such as in the setting of [[Chemotherapy|cytotoxic chemotherapy]], recombinant [[Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor|G-CSF]] ([[Granulocyte colony stimulating factor|granulocyte-colony stimulating factor]]) can be considered to speed [[myeloid]] reconstitution.
===Secondary Prevention===
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of agranulocytosis include early detection and treatment of underlying conditions.
==See also==
==See also==
* [[Complete blood count]]
* [[Complete blood count]]
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Synonyms and Keywords: Agranulosis, granulocytopenia, neutropenia

Overview

Agranulocytosis is defined as marked reduction in the number of granulocytes (Neutrophils, Basophils, Eosinophils) below an absolute count of 500 cells/mcL. It is a rare condition with incidence of 1 to 5 cases per million population per year. Agranulocytosis results in frequent chronic bacterial infections of skin, lung, and throat. Patients can present with sepsis and fever. Among many risk factors, medications, combination therapy with ACE inhibitors and interferon, cytotoxic chemotherapy, hematologic malignancies, and autoimmune disorders are the more common. On the basis of etiology agranulocytosis can be classified as congenital and acquired. Common causes of acquired agranulocytosis include medications like clozapine, sulfasalazine, and thioamide, infections, nutritional deficiencies, myelodysplasia, collagen vascular diseases, and white cell aplasia. Agranulocytosis needs to be differentiated from bacterial sepsis, aplastic anemia, acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cytomegalovirus, folic acid deficiency, and Hodgkin lymphoma. The negative prognostic factors in the course of agranulocytosis are age > 65, septic shock, bacteremia, systemic infections, renal, cardiac and respiratory diseases.The mainstay of treatment of agranulocytosis is medical therapy, including, discontinuation of offending agent, treating infections with broad spectrum antibiotics, and using granulocyte-colony stimulating factor.

Historical Perspective

  • Agranulocytosis was first noted around the beginning of the 20th century on review of blood cell differentials described in patients with lupus, other autoimmune disorders, and with various drug toxicities.[1]

Classification

Agranulocytosis can be classified as congenital or acquired. Each class can be classified to further subgroups as follows:

Congenital
Acquired

Pathophysiology

Agranulocytosis develops as a result of the following mechanisms:[2]

Causes

Agranulocytosis can be congenital or acquired. Common causes of acquired agranulocytosis include:[4][5]

Differentiating Agranulocytosis from Other Diseases

Consider the following differential when evaluating a patient with agranulocytosis:

Epidemiology and Demographics

  • Agranulocytosis is an extremely rare condition.
  • The overall incidence rate is 7.2 per million per year.[6]
  • It can occur in all races and any age group.
  • The acquired type of agranulocytosis is more common in older individuals. While inherited type is commonly seen in children.
  • The risk of agranulocytosis is seen higher in women.[7]

Risk Factors

Risk factors for agranulocytosis include:

Screening

There are no routine screening recommendations for agranulocytosis. It is typically identified incidentally on routine blood work or while monitoring after cytotoxic therapy.[13]

Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis

Natural History

Complications

The major complications of agranulocytosis are as follows:[14]

Prognosis

The negative prognostic factors for agranulocytosis are:[15]

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Study of Choice

The diagnosis of agranulocytosis is based on the laboratory finding when the number of granulocytes (Neutrophils, Basophils, Eosinophils) is below an absolute count of 500 cells/mcL.

History and Symptoms

History of patients with agranulocytosis should focus on any history of:[16]

Common symptoms include:[16]

Physical Examination

Common signs of agranulocytosis may include:

Laboratory Findings

The following tests should be performed after careful medication history:

Some patients may need:

Electrocardiogram

There are no ECG findings associated with agranulocytosis.

X-ray

There are no x-ray findings associated with agranulocytosis. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of underlying cause or complications of agranulocytosis.

Echocardiography or Ultrasound

There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with agranulocytosis.

CT scan

There are no CT scan findings associated with agranulocytosis. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of underlying cause or complications of agranulocytosis.

MRI

There are no MRI findings associated with agranulocytosis. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of underlying cause or complications of agranulocytosis.

Other Imaging Findings

There are no other imaging findings associated with agranulocytosis.

Other Diagnostic Studies

There are no other diagnostic studies associated with agranulocytosis.

Treatment

Medical Therapy

  • Discontinuation of the offending agent
    • Identifying and removing the offending agents
    • It takes about 1-3 weeks for neutropenia to resolve after stopping the offending drug.
  • Bone marrow transplant
    • When other treatments do not work, bone marrow transplant is an option.
    • It is more successful in patients aged <40 years old in good health.

Surgery

There are no surgical treatments for agranulocytosis. However, in patients with neutropenic fever, surgical intervention may be necessary depending on the source of infection.[13]

Primary Prevention

Primary prevention of agranulocytosis is dependent upon:

Secondary Prevention

Effective measures for the secondary prevention of agranulocytosis include early detection and treatment of underlying conditions.

See also

References

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