blood disorders
Neutropenia
Symptoms of Neutropenia
Neutropenia can develop Suddenly over a few hours or days in response to certain infections or exposures Gradually Neutropenia itself has no specific symptoms, so it is usually diagnosed when an infection occurs. People may develop fever and painful sores (ulcers) around the mouth and anus. Bacterial pneumonia and other severe infections can occur. In chronic neutropenia, people may not have many symptoms if the number of neutrophils is not extremely low. When neutropenia is caused by drugs, people may have a fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes. In cyclic neutropenia, people can have symptoms that come and go as their white blood cell count rises and falls over time. Because neutropenia has no specific symptoms, doctors often do not suspect the disorder unless people have frequent or unusual infections. 