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Hi,in a child with post viral infection neutropenia,which might take a few days sometimes also a week to pick up again,how dowe manage and what is the mean duration of time to expect the counts to increase
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You need to regularly follow up the child. Usually the neutrophil count start to show a rising trend within a few days of resolution of clinical disease. A serial CBC is required. Neutropenia that occurs with common childhood viral diseases develops during the first 1 to 2 days of illness and may persist for 3 to 8 days. If it persists longer a bone marrow examination may be required.
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