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agranulocytosis
A blood condition in which the bone marrow produces inadequate numbers of granuloctyes (white blood cells that eliminate bacteria). It is a rare complication of certain drugs and systemic diseases. Severe throat infections and sepsis are common; antibiotics are the mainstay of treatment.
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