Did the kid end up OK? I mean did his counts recover?  This immunologist did
say that this was very rare.  I'd like to gather more info on this type of
thing

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From: Lactation Information and Discussion
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Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 1:37 PM
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Subject: BREASTFEEDING AND NEUTROPENIA


About a year ago I had a patient who was neutropenic
and breastfeeding. Not pancytopenic. Any we never even thought
to not breastfeed. Infant he kept getting febrile with negative
cultures and I asked his heme/onc specialist why would an at
home breastfed baby get so many viruses? that led to more
work-up. Do to an HMO change he had to change practices,
never found the reason for his problem.
-Rob

Rob Cordes, DO, FAAP, FACOP
Wilkes Barre PA
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