Interpretation of Bone Marrow Findings in Cases of Pancytopenia – A Study from Jharkhand Region.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 7
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pancytopenia is one of the important laboratory finding, hence bone marrow examination is essential to reach a proper diagnosis. This study was done in patients admitted to RIMS, Ranchi, Jharkhand and we found a variety of benign and malignant conditions involving bone marrow. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a prospective study performed in 180 cases over a period of six months. The stain was LeishmanGiemsa and bone marrow aspirate needle used was Salah. RESULTS: Out of 180 cases the most common cause for pancytopenia was megaloblastic anaemia (20.9%) followed by erythroid hyperplasia (18.7%). Other common causes were hypoplastic marrow and acute leukaemia. CONCLUSION: Bone marrow examination is an important tool in diagnostic work up of pancytopenia. It leads to accurate diagnosis in majority of cases. Hence it should be done in all cases of pancytopenia and correlated clinically and with other laboratory findings.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Manoj Kumar Paswan, Dr. Rajeev Bhardwaj, Dr. Angel Tete
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