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Leukocytosis caused by prostaglandin E1 in neonates
R Arav-Boger1, H C Baggett, P J Spevak
1Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
The Journal of Pediatrics
|February 15, 2001
Abstract:
We conducted a retrospective study of neonatal leukocytosis induced by prostaglandin E(1). Among 45 neonates with congenital heart disease, leukocyte counts increased during PGE(1) infusion. We conclude that PGE(1) infusion is a predictable cause of leukocytosis in newborns with congenital heart disease.