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Cyclic Neutropenia Mimicking Crohn’s Disease: Two Case Reports and a Narrative Review
Cyclic neutropenia is a rare hematological condition characterized by periodic fluctuations in neutrophil counts, with a 21-day periodicity. Clinical presentation varies from mild to severe forms of the disease, with the onset of recurrent fever, painful oral ulcers, recurrent bacterial infections,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10573598/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37834967 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12196323 |
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author | Guarino, Alessia Dalila Luglio, Gaetano Imperatore, Nicola Cerciello, Giuseppe Pugliese, Novella Castiglione, Fabiana Tropeano, Francesca Paola Testa, Anna Olmo, Oriana Rispo, Antonio |
author_facet | Guarino, Alessia Dalila Luglio, Gaetano Imperatore, Nicola Cerciello, Giuseppe Pugliese, Novella Castiglione, Fabiana Tropeano, Francesca Paola Testa, Anna Olmo, Oriana Rispo, Antonio |
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description | Cyclic neutropenia is a rare hematological condition characterized by periodic fluctuations in neutrophil counts, with a 21-day periodicity. Clinical presentation varies from mild to severe forms of the disease, with the onset of recurrent fever, painful oral ulcers, recurrent bacterial infections, peritonitis, and septic shock. The availability of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) has revolutionized the management and natural history of this disease, regulating the proliferation, differentiation, and maturation of the progenitor cells, and reducing the duration of neutropenia. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a group of chronic pathologies that affect the gastrointestinal tract. The onset of both diseases may be at a young age (even during childhood or adolescence), and clinical manifestations may lead to misdiagnosis, due to similar characteristics such as recurrent infections, oral ulcers, perianal abscesses, and infertility. Moreover, the two pathologies are rarely associated, with different management and therapeutic options. Here, we describe two case reports of patients who underwent surgery because of diagnosis of complicated CD. After surgery, due to persistent neutropenia, the hematologist consultant confirmed suspicions of cyclic neutropenia, and G-CSF therapy was started with benefits, underlining the crucial importance of proper differential diagnosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-105735982023-10-14 Cyclic Neutropenia Mimicking Crohn’s Disease: Two Case Reports and a Narrative Review Guarino, Alessia Dalila Luglio, Gaetano Imperatore, Nicola Cerciello, Giuseppe Pugliese, Novella Castiglione, Fabiana Tropeano, Francesca Paola Testa, Anna Olmo, Oriana Rispo, Antonio J Clin Med Review Cyclic neutropenia is a rare hematological condition characterized by periodic fluctuations in neutrophil counts, with a 21-day periodicity. Clinical presentation varies from mild to severe forms of the disease, with the onset of recurrent fever, painful oral ulcers, recurrent bacterial infections, peritonitis, and septic shock. The availability of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) has revolutionized the management and natural history of this disease, regulating the proliferation, differentiation, and maturation of the progenitor cells, and reducing the duration of neutropenia. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a group of chronic pathologies that affect the gastrointestinal tract. The onset of both diseases may be at a young age (even during childhood or adolescence), and clinical manifestations may lead to misdiagnosis, due to similar characteristics such as recurrent infections, oral ulcers, perianal abscesses, and infertility. Moreover, the two pathologies are rarely associated, with different management and therapeutic options. Here, we describe two case reports of patients who underwent surgery because of diagnosis of complicated CD. After surgery, due to persistent neutropenia, the hematologist consultant confirmed suspicions of cyclic neutropenia, and G-CSF therapy was started with benefits, underlining the crucial importance of proper differential diagnosis. MDPI 2023-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10573598/ /pubmed/37834967 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12196323 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Guarino, Alessia Dalila Luglio, Gaetano Imperatore, Nicola Cerciello, Giuseppe Pugliese, Novella Castiglione, Fabiana Tropeano, Francesca Paola Testa, Anna Olmo, Oriana Rispo, Antonio Cyclic Neutropenia Mimicking Crohn’s Disease: Two Case Reports and a Narrative Review |
title | Cyclic Neutropenia Mimicking Crohn’s Disease: Two Case Reports and a Narrative Review |
title_full | Cyclic Neutropenia Mimicking Crohn’s Disease: Two Case Reports and a Narrative Review |
title_fullStr | Cyclic Neutropenia Mimicking Crohn’s Disease: Two Case Reports and a Narrative Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Cyclic Neutropenia Mimicking Crohn’s Disease: Two Case Reports and a Narrative Review |
title_short | Cyclic Neutropenia Mimicking Crohn’s Disease: Two Case Reports and a Narrative Review |
title_sort | cyclic neutropenia mimicking crohn’s disease: two case reports and a narrative review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10573598/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37834967 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12196323 |
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