1 Diabetes often causes numbness and other complications in the feet. 2  Determine if your numbness is related to pregnancy. 3  Pregnancy often causes swelling of the feet and toes, which can cause numbness.
Degranulation is a cellular process that releases antimicrobial cytotoxic or other molecules from secretory vesicles called granules found inside some cells. It is used by several different cells involved in the immune system, including granulocytes and mast cells. It is also used by certain lymphocytes such as natural killer cells and cytotoxic T cells, whose main purpose is to destroy invading microorganisms.
Agranulocytosis: A marked decrease in the number of granulocytes. Granulocytes are a type of white blood cell filled with microscopic granules that are little sacs containing enzymes that digest microorganisms. Granulocytes are part of the innate, somewhat non specific infection-fighting immune system. They do not respond exclusively to specific antigens, as do B-cells and T-cells.