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Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 0.5 x 10⁹/L

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Cyclic neutropenia

How would you characterize benign ethnic neutropenia (more than one answer can apply)?

Acquired

Congenital

Associated with increased risk of infection

An evolutionarily adaptive trait

Protective against severe malaria infection.

Of no clinical consequence

Which TWO conditions are associated with an increase risk of serious infection?

Benign familial neutropenia

Benign ethnic neutropenia

Cyclic neutropenia

Severe congenital neutropenia

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