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n.- When the number of a certain type of blood cell that fights infection is too low.

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  • Hemorrhaging and a blood disorder called neutropenia were the most common causes of the deaths, along with perforation of the stomach or intestines.
  • The five-year-old from Castro Valley, California, was born with a condition called neutropenia, which makes her very vulnerable to serious infections.
  • My son suffers with hemophilia, aspergers, cyclic neutropenia and growth disorder.
  • Hospira's version, known as Nivestim, was given the go-ahead to prevent febrile neutropenia and reduce neutropenia cause by chemotherapy.
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