Febrile neutropenia with bacterial paronychia

Key Clinical Message
The symptoms of infection can be minimal or absent in patients with febrile neutropenia at first. The focal site of infection, which may be the main cause of a fever or be a complication of neutropenia, can develop as neutrophils increase during the clinical course of febrile neutropenia.

The symptoms of infection can be minimal or absent in patients with febrile neutropenia at first. The focal site of infection, which may be the main cause of a fever or be a complication of neutropenia, can develop as neutrophils increase during the clinical course of febrile neutropenia.

Source: Clinical Case Reports - January 26, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yuki Hosono, Takeshi Uenami, Yukihiro Yano, Masahide Mori Tags: Clinical Image Source Type: research