Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Pivot Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Target Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Query: UMLS:C0019829 (
Hodgkin's disease
)
30,247
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Autoimmune neutropenia
(
AIN
) of infancy is an underreported disease because of its benign nature. In addition, the relative unavailability of neutrophil antibody testing prevents confirmation of suspected diagnoses. Small children do not have life-threatening infections, do not have associated diseases, respond to i.v. gamma globulin with increased neutrophil counts, and tend to improve on their own. Older children with
AIN
have associated diseases such as hepatitis or
Hodgkin's disease
, often have other immune cytopenias, and respond poorly to any therapy. Immune deficiency states, especially those of the humoral arms, are associated with development of
AIN
.
...
PMID:Autoimmune neutropenia of childhood. 330 76
