Background: Given that few studies regarding the effect of Aloe vera (A. vera) on prevention of fever and neutropenia on acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL) disease, the aim was to evaluate the effect of A.vera on prevention of fever and neutropenia in children with ALL. Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 60 children with mean age 5.6± 2.9 years in Oncology ...

Background: Children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura who are treated with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy might experience a decline in their absolute neutrophil count. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of neutropenia following intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura undergoing intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. ...

Neutropenia as an isolated clinical finding may include aetiologies ranging from severe disease to a transient condition, and differential diagnosis be challenging. Previous data experience suggest that low levels of the neutrophil-derived protein human 18 kDa cathelicidin antimicrobial (hCAP-18) in blood are predictive more forms neutropenia. The objective this study was present results newly ...

considering the 50% mortality rate of neonatal septicemia associated with neutropenia and increasing resistance to antibiotics, simultaneous antibiotic therapy strategies are becoming more important. however, few studies have been performed to evaluate effectiveness of rhg-csf in the treatment of neutropenia in neonates. this randomized clinical trial was performed on 40 neutropenic neonates wi...

legionella pneumophila ( l. pneumophila ) is a gram-negative bacterium which causes ‎legionnaires’ disease as well pontiac fever. the legionella infections in patients suffering from ‎neutropenia- as a common complication of cancer chemotherapy- can distribute rapidly. we ‎aimed to detection of l. pneumophila in haematological malignancy suffering patients with ‎nuetropenic fever by targeting t...

BACKGROUND Prompt therapy with high-dose intravenous benzylpenicillin for a prolonged period is critical for neurosyphilis patients to avoid irreversible sequelae. However, life-threatening neutropenia has been reported as a complication of prolonged therapy with high doses of benzylpenicillin when treating other diseases. This study aimed to investigate the incidence, presentation, management ...

BACKGROUND Neutropenia is not uncommon in childhood. The aim of our study was to analyze the underlying causes of neutropenia and to evaluate its clinical significance in a series of children referred to our center. METHODS One hundred and four consecutive children with neutropenia were enrolled in this study. Clinical and laboratory features were analyzed. RESULTS The majority of patients ...

Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia is a common complication in cancer treatment. In this study, we investigated chemotherapy-induced neutropenia that was recently detected in all patients with gynecologic malignancy. Between January 2009 and December 2011, we examined cases of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia reported in our hospital. We analyzed the incidence and clinical features of chemotherap...