Thickened cortical bones in congenital neutropenia

Congenital neutropenia is an uncommon entity which may be familial and has a wide spectrum of clinical expression. Three sisters with the severe form of the disease, that suffered from recurrent infections which lead to their demise, are described. Review of their radiographs revealed the presence of cortical thickening of the bones. Although several syndromes with different bone abnormalities have been reported associated with neutropenia, the radiographic finding of thickened cortex in children with congenital neutropenia has not been previously described.