The Prevalence of Isolated Neutropenia at High Altitude in Southern Saudi Arabia: Does Altitude Affect Leucocyte Count?
Husain Y AlkhaldyZuhier A AwanAhmed A AbouzaidHossameldin M ElbahaieSaeed M Al AmoudiMohamed AndarawiShehata F ShehataPublished in: International journal of general medicine (2020)
Isolated neutropenia is common in Saudis living at high altitude. While benign ethnic neutropenia (BEN) is thought to be the major contributing factor to this high prevalence, other factors including environmental factors and altitude are possible contributing factors along with underlying ethnic neutropenia.