RT Book, Section
A1 Mehl, Jennifer
A1 Forbes, Lisa
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182910593
T1 Disorders of Granulocytes
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182910593
RD 2024/09/08
AB White  blood  cells  (WBCs),  or  leukocytes,  are  1  of  the  body’s  major  defenses  in  preventing  and  combating  infection.  The  most  common  types  of  leukocytes  are  granulocytes,  lymphocytes,  and  monocytes.  This  chapter  will  deal  primarily  with  granulocytes,  which  include  neutrophils,  basophils,  and  eosinophils.  The  most  common  of  the  granulocytes  is  the  neutrophil.  Neutropenia,  which  is  a  deficiency  of  neutrophils,  is  1  of  the  most  common  hematologic  abnormalities  during  childhood  and,  when  severe,  can  result  in  life-threatening  infection.