**Agranulocytosis needs prompt medical care to treat its cause, manage infections, and help your white blood cells recover.**
Your treatment depends on the cause and how low your infection-fighting white blood cells are. Your clinician may stop or replace a triggering medicine and prescribe treatment to increase white blood cell production. You may need antibiotics and hospital care if you develop an infection. Keep your blood test appointments, wash your hands regularly, and avoid close contact with sick people.
How agranulocytosis is treated
Common questions
What helps Agranulocytosis?
Agranulocytosis means you have very few infection-fighting white blood cells and need prompt medical assessment. Treatment targets the cause: your clinician may stop a triggering medicine or treat an underlying illness. You may need medicines to boost white blood cell production and antibiotics for infection. If you have agranulocytosis and develop fever, chills, or a sore throat, seek urgent medical care immediately. Follow your blood test schedule, wash your hands, avoid sick contacts, and cook meat and eggs thoroughly. Home care alone cannot correct agranulocytosis.