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In addition, neutropenia may affect your next round of chemotherapy. Particularly if your neutrophil level doesnât return to normal quickly enough. Your doctor may postpone chemotherapy or lower the dose. For neutropenia with a fever, your doctor may prescribe white blood cell growth factors.
Characteristics and symptoms of neutropenic fever: 1  When a person is neutropenic (has low white blood cells or neutrophils) the usual signs of infection (redness, swelling and pus formation) are absent. If a patient is taking biologic therapy where fever is a likely side effect of the treatment knowing the timing of the fever and it's association with the treatment will help to evaluate if infection may also be present.