KROK 1 2008 – Question 151 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Parents of a 3 year old child have been giving him antibiotics with purpose of preventing enteric infections for a long time. A month later the child’s condition changed for the worse. Blood examination revealed apparent leukopenia and granulocytopenia. What is the most probable mechanism of blood changes?
- A. Autoimmune
- B. Myelotoxic
- C. Hemolytic
- D. Redistributive
- E. Age-specific
Hint
Consider where granulocytes are produced and what long, unsupervised antibiotic use can do to the precursor cells in that organ.
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