title: Are hypersegmented neutrophils a characteristic of Boucher-Neuhäuser syndrome?
abstract: We report a family with Boucher-Neuhäuser syndrome (BNS). All 3 patients with BNS had hypersegmented neutrophils on peripheral-blood films. Our findings indicate that hypersegmented neutrophils are a characteristic of BNS. Blood films should therefore be examined in patients with a suspected diagnosis of BNS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan. tumety@jikei.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umehara
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yaguchi
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Isozaki
authors.forename: Soichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mochio
mesh_terms: D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology*; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*