Disease or Syndrome
febrile neutropenia
[ feh-brile noo-troh-pee-nee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Neutropenia
Definitions related to febrile neutropenia:
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A condition marked by fever and a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils in the blood. A neutrophil is a type of white blood cell that helps fight infection. Having too few neutrophils increases the risk of infection.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Fever accompanied by a significant reduction in the number of NEUTROPHILS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Neutropenia associated with fever, the latter indicating the presence of an infection.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A disorder characterized by an ANC <1000/mm3 and a single temperature of >38.3 degrees C (101 degrees F) or a sustained temperature of >=38 degrees C (100.4 degrees F) for more than one hourCommon Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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Febrile neutropenia is defined as a fever >101�F (>38�C) for 1 hour, with an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of ?500 cells/microliter, or an ANC of ?1000 cells/microliter with a projected nadir of ?500 cells/microliter.Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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