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| | #Redirect [[Neutropenia laboratory findings]] |
| {{Agranulocytosis}}
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| {{CMG}}
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| ==Overview==
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| ==Laboratory Findings==
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| 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.
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| 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.
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