Autoimmune neutropenia of childhood secondary to other autoimmune disorders: Data from the Italian neutropenia registry

Piero Farruggia; Giuseppe Puccio; Francesca Fioredda; Tiziana Lanza; Laura Porretti; Ugo Ramenghi; Angelica Barone; Sonia Bonanomi; Andrea Finocchi; Roberta Ghilardi; Saverio Ladogana; Nicoletta Marra; Baldassare Martire; Lucia Dora Notarangelo; Daniela Onofrillo; Marta Pillon; Giovanna Russo; Laura Lo Valvo; Jessica Serafinelli; Fabio Tucci; Fiammetta Zunica; Federico Verzegnassi; Carlo Dufour

doi:10.1002/ajh.24803

Autoimmune neutropenia of childhood secondary to other autoimmune disorders: Data from the Italian neutropenia registry

Am J Hematol. 2017 Sep;92(9):E546-E549. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24803. Epub 2017 Jul 7.

Authors

Piero Farruggia¹, Giuseppe Puccio², Francesca Fioredda³, Tiziana Lanza³, Laura Porretti⁴, Ugo Ramenghi⁵, Angelica Barone⁶, Sonia Bonanomi⁷, Andrea Finocchi⁸, Roberta Ghilardi⁹, Saverio Ladogana¹⁰, Nicoletta Marra¹¹, Baldassare Martire¹², Lucia Dora Notarangelo¹³, Daniela Onofrillo¹⁴, Marta Pillon¹⁵, Giovanna Russo¹⁶, Laura Lo Valvo¹⁶, Jessica Serafinelli⁸, Fabio Tucci¹⁷, Fiammetta Zunica¹³, Federico Verzegnassi¹⁸, Carlo Dufour³

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, A.R.N.A.S. Ospedale Civico, Palermo, Italy.
² Department of Sciences for Health Promotion, University of Palermo, Italy.
³ Clinical and Experimental Hematology Unit, G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genova, Italy.
⁴ Flow Cytometry Service, Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Microbiology, IRCCS "Ca' Granda" Foundation, Maggiore Hospital Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Pediatriche, Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita, Torino, Italy.
⁶ Department of Pediatric Onco-hematology, University Hospital, Parma, Italy.
⁷ Fondazione MBBM, Clinica Pediatrica, Università di Milano - Bicocca, A.O. San Gerardo, Monza, Italy.
⁸ Immunologia Pediatrica, Università Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy.
⁹ Department of Pediatrics, IRCCS "Ca' Granda" Foundation, Maggiore Hospital Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
¹⁰ Department of Hematology, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
¹¹ A.O.R.N. Santobono Pausillipon, Naples, Italy.
¹² Dipartimento di Scienze e Chirurgia Pediatriche, U. O. Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Ospedale Policlinico- Giovanni XXIII, Bari, Italy.
¹³ Pediatric Oncology-Hematology and BMT Unit, Children's Hospital, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
¹⁴ Hematology Unit, Hospital of Pescara, Italy.
¹⁵ Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Università di Padova, Italy.
¹⁶ Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, Policlinico Hospital, University of Catania, Italy.
¹⁷ Department of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy.
¹⁸ Institute of Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.

PMID: 28567966
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24803

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Autoimmune Diseases / blood*
Autoimmune Diseases / drug therapy
Autoimmune Diseases / epidemiology
Child
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Premature, Diseases / epidemiology
Infant, Premature, Diseases / immunology
Italy / epidemiology
Male
Neutropenia / drug therapy
Neutropenia / epidemiology
Neutropenia / etiology*
Neutropenia / immunology
Prevalence
Registries

Substances

Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Immunosuppressive Agents