RT Book, Section
A1 Blackwood, Alexander
A1 Boxer, Lawrence A.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7040947
T1 Chapter 441. Disorders of Granulocytes
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7040947
RD 2024/04/19
AB White  blood  cells,  or  leukocytes,  are  part  of  the  innate  immune  system.  They  are  one  of  the  body’s  major  defenses  in  preventing  and  combating  infection.  The  most  common  types  of  leukocytes  are  lymphocytes,  monocytes,  and  granulocytes.  This  chapter  will  deal  primarily  with  granulocytes.  These  cells  are  derived  from  stem  cells  in  the  bone  marrow  and  have  diverse  functions.  The  most  common  of  the  leucocytes  is  the  neutrophil.  Deficiency  of  neutrophils,  called  neutropenia,  is  one  of  the  most  common  hematologic  abnormalities  during  childhood  and  when  severe  can  result  in  life-threatening  infection.