Chronic neutropenia: possible association with Sjögren's syndrome

J Rheumatol. 1981 Jul-Aug;8(4):679-84.

Abstract

Three white males, ages 42-59, with chronic neutropenia are described. All 3 patients had splenomegaly, positive tests for rheumatoid factor, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rates, hypergammaglobulinemia and bone marrow examinations which showed normal to increased cellularity. Two of the 3 patients had recurring arthralgias and positive tests for antinuclear antibodies. All 3 patients had evidence for decreased tearing suggestive of Sjogren's syndrome, but in only 1 patient was a positive lip biopsy obtained. One patient had repeated cutaneous infections which ceased after splenectomy resulted in an increased neutrophil count. Serum IgG neutrophil-binding and in vivo neutrophil kinetic studies on 1 patient were consistent with a humoral immune mechanism for his neutropenia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Agranulocytosis / complications*
  • Antilymphocyte Serum / analysis
  • Chronic Disease
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / analysis
  • Kinetics
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neutropenia / blood
  • Neutropenia / complications*
  • Neutrophils / physiology
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / complications*

Substances

  • Antilymphocyte Serum
  • Immunoglobulin G