Basanti, a 30yearold girl, presents with complaints of fever and weakness. On examination there is splenomegaly of 3 cm below the costal margin. Hb is 8 gm/ dL. TLC is 3, 000/ mm3, platelet count is 80, 000 mm3. Which of the following is the LEAST likely diagnosis: March 2013
Ans. A i.e. Aplastic anemia Aplastic anemia Causes: -- Drugs (chloramphenicol), -- Viruses etc. Feature absent in aplastic anemia: Splenomegaly Most effective treatment of aplastic anemia: Bone marrow transplant
Aplastic anemia
Anemia of chronic diseases
Megaloblastic anemia
Acute lymphocytic anemia