Thread: Why does MDS cause fevers?
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Old Wed Mar 4, 2009, 01:00 AM
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Hi Birgitta,

I need help with your explanation! I tried attacking it with Wikipedia but still got lost pretty quickly Are IL-1 and IL-6 attacking the inflammation or causing it? Are they found in healthy white blood cells in the absence of disease? Is Neupogen necessary to increase white blood cells and reduce inflammation or is this only used when white blood cells are critically low? My white blood cells are around 2.8, so I haven't been on any growth factors so far. Are my fevers a sign that things are really amiss or just that my body is fighting a battle.

Thanks for your patience in explaining this to me!
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55 yo female, dx 9/08, AA/hypo-MDS, subclinical PNH, ATG/CsA 12/08, partial response. small trisomy 6 clone, low-dose cyclosporine dependent
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