What is congenital neutropenia?

Congenital neutropenia is a rare, inherited condition of the bone marrow, which leads to the decreased production of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell in the body. As such, a person with this condition will have an abnormally low count of neutrophils.

How do members experience congenital neutropenia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with congenital neutropenia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for congenital neutropenia*

Who has congenital neutropenia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 0
30s 0
40s 1
50s 1
60s 0
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 3