Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University (Oct 2016)

A Study of Bone Marrow Examination in Cases of Pancytopenia

  • Manjula P. Biradar,
  • Praveen Biradar,
  • Sharada M.S

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 4
pp. 117 – 121

Abstract

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Bone marrow examination (aspiration and biopsy) carried out in 30 cases having pancytopenia, had megaloblastic anemia as the commonest cause (46.6%) of pancytopenia. Other common conditions presenting as pancytopenia were micro-normoblastic erythroid hyperplasia (16.6%), aplastic anaemia (13.3%). Uncommon causes of pancytopenia were Acute Leukemia (AL), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Myelofibrosis (MF) and Multiple Myeloma (MM).

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