What causes Agranulocytosis?
Agranulocytosis may be caused by:
Autoimmune disorders Bone marrow diseases such as myelodysplasia or large granular lymphocyte leukemia Chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation Medications such as rituximab, penicillin, captopril, ranitidine, cimetidine, methimazole, and propylthiouracil Preparation for bone marrow transplant
Agranulocytosis results in a person not having enough of a specific type of white blood cells, called neutrophils or granulocytes. A low neutrophil count (neutropenia) may also occur when white blood cells are destroyed faster than they can be produced. </s>