Table 1. Spectrum of Hematological Disorders Found in Children with Pancytopenia (n=115).
Diseases | No. of cases | Percentage | |
Non-malignant disorders | |||
Nutritional disorders | Megaloblastic anemia | 32 | 27.8 |
Mixed deficiency anemia | 6 | 5.2 | |
Iron deficiency anemia | 6 | 5.2 | |
Non-nutritional disorders | Infective destruction of cells | 7 | 6.1 |
Hypoplastic bone marrow | 6 | 5.2 | |
Aplastic anemia | 6 | 5.2 | |
Visceral leishmaniasis | 6 | 5.2 | |
Hemolytic anemia | 4 | 3.5 | |
Diluted marrow | 4 | 3.5 | |
Chronic malaria | 3 | 2.6 | |
Dyserythropoietic anemia | 3 | 2.6 | |
Immune destruction of cells | 3 | 2.6 | |
Myeloid maturation arrest | 2 | 1.7 | |
Hemophagocytic syndrome | 2 | 1.7 | |
Myelofibrosis | 2 | 1.7 | |
Sideroblastic anemia | 1 | 0.9 | |
Chronic granulomatous disease | 1 | 0.9 | |
Erythroid and megakaryocytic depression | 1 | 0.9 | |
Total | 95 | 82.6 | |
Malignant disorders | |||
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia | 16 | 13.9 | |
Acute myeloid leukemia | 4 | 3.5 | |
Total | 20 | 17.4 |