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What is responsible for leukopenia and frequent respiratory infections?

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Dr. Sanjay Agarwal answered

Specializes in Pulmonology

Number of causes: Infection itself can cause leukopenia due to demand supply issue. Drugs can do it. So can cancers, certain type of infections and a host of causes that decrease production of the cells in the bone marrow.

Answered 12/16/2012

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