Leukopenia

//Western Diagnosis// decrease in circulating WBC’s

Etiology
1. neutropenia ---impaired cell production ---accelerated utilization 2. can have dec in other WBC’s also ---lymphocytopenia - aplastic anemia, SLE, HIV, leukemia, Hodgkin’s disease, renal failure, acute stress, corticosteroid therapy

Signs & Symptoms
1. infections

Laboratory
1. CBC

Treatment
1. tx infection or underlying disease process