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Cyclic neutropenia: a cause of recurrent aphthous stomatitis not to be missed
J M Ródenas1, N Ortego, M T Herranz
1Department of Dermatology, Universitary Hospital, Granada, Spain.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Cyclic neutropenia is a rare hematological disorder consisting of recurrent episodes of aphthous stomatitis and skin infections caused by a periodic decrease in blood neutrophil counts. We present the case of such a patient successfully treated with steroids. Recurrent aphthous stomatitis with a periodicity of around 3 weeks should alert the dermatologist to the possibility of cyclic neutropenia.