Patient's question:
Can the treatment for giant cell hepatitis cause neutropenia? Can medication be used? Is surgery necessary? Are there any good methods? Does anyone know?Doctor's answer:
In children infected with cytomegalovirus, one-quarter will experience thrombocytopenia. In short, there are no small illnesses; pay attention to follow-up reviews and monitoring. Do not be careless. Among patients infected with cytomegalovirus, especially children, approximately 70% will have changes in peripheral blood. This includes anemia (around 35%), thrombocytopenia (around 25%), and neutropenia and pancytopenia, which account for about 10% (together, these two make up less than 10%). Approximately 10% of cases also show the presence of atypical lymphocytes in peripheral blood.