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cytopenia

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Noun1.cytopenia - a deficiency of some cellular element of the blood
haematocytopenia, hematocytopenia - an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood
pancytopenia - an abnormal deficiency in all blood cells (red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets); usually associated with bone marrow tumor or with aplastic anemia
blood disease, blood disorder - a disease or disorder of the blood

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We detected reactive hemophagocytosis in 7 (50%) of 14 patients, which suggested that hemophagocytosis can play a role in the cytopenia observed during CCHF infection.
Toxicities were primarily hematologic with grade 3 cytopenia occurring in 38% (3/8) of patients.
Forty patients received IVIG infusion for severe cytopenia (thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, or both) (22 patients in total) or marked local progression of pulmonary lesions on chest radiography in the first week of disease (18 patients).
 
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