Are hypersegmented neutrophils a characteristic of Boucher-Neuhäuser syndrome?
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.
Umehara
Tadashi
T
Department of Neurology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan. tumety@jikei.ac.jp
Yaguchi
Hiroshi
H
Suzuki
Masahiko
M
Isozaki
Eiji
E
Mochio
Soichiro
S
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*