Autoimmune neutropenia (AIN) is characterized by antibody mediated peripheral destruction of neutrophils. Since there is no effective treatment, antibiotics have to be used frequently for recurrent infections. Five selected patients with serologically proven AIN were treated with r-metHuG- CSF at 5-8 μg/kg body weight (300-480 μg) daily: the dose and frequency of r-metHuG-CSF was reduced after neutrophil counts above 1.0 x 109/l were obtained. R-metHuG-CSF is effective in AIN and causes a sustained rise in ANC which can he maintained on a low dose administered twice or thrice weekly.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-13948 |
| Date | 01 January 1997 |
| Creators | Krishnan, K., Ross, C. W., Bockenstedt, P. L., Adams, P. T. |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Source | ETSU Faculty Works |
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