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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Neutropenia]] was first discovered 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. With the advent and growing use of multiple [[myelosuppresive]] drugs - namely [[chemotherapy]] - the incidence of neutropenia has increased.<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> | |||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
[[Neutropenia]] was first discovered 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. With the advent and growing use of multiple [[myelosuppresive]] drugs - namely [[chemotherapy]] - the incidence of neutropenia has increased.<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> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Neutropenia was first discovered 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. With the advent and growing use of multiple myelosuppresive drugs - namely chemotherapy - the incidence of neutropenia has increased.[1]
Historical Perspective
Neutropenia was first discovered 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. With the advent and growing use of multiple myelosuppresive drugs - namely chemotherapy - the incidence of neutropenia has increased.[1]