I had a lumbar puncture in ER over a week ago. All four tubes of spinal fluid contained blood that initially sent doctors into a panic. After CT scans, MRI and additional lab testing on spinal fluid all test ...
Chronic idiopathic neutropenia is a general term for cases of severe chronic neutropenia not clearly falling into the cyclic or congenital categories. These patients are described as having normal neutrophil counts earlier in life and an acquired pattern of recurrent problems with infections.eople with neutropenia get infections easily and often. Most of the infections occur in the lungs, mouth and throat, sinuses and skin. Painful mouth ulcers, gum infections, ear infections and periodontal disease are common. Severe, life-threatening infections may occur.
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). A disease in which the alveoli (tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles in the lungs) are overgrown with fibrous tissue. The cause of the disease is unknown and it gets worse over time. Symptoms include difficult, painful breathing and shortness of breath.diopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) of unknown origin. It is a difficult disease to diagnose and often requires the collaborative expertise of a chest physician, radiologist and histopathologist to reach a consensus diagnosis.