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. 2019 Jul 11;11(7):e5124. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5124

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