Volume : I, Issue : VII, December - 2012

Bone Marrow Aspiration Study in Thrombocytopenia

Dr. Moumita Sengupta, Dr. Kaushik Saha, Dr. Chetna J. Mistry

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Thrombocytopenia is commonly encountered in a wide range of haematological and non-haematological disorders. Bone marrow aspiration plays a major role in diagnosis. The present study was conducted to analyse the causes of thrombocytopenia, its spectrum and to interpret the bone marrow aspiration findings. This cross-sectional study was carried out in the department of pathology of our institutions. Bone marrow aspiration smears were stained with Leishman stain and examined under light microscope. Eighty five cases fulfilled the criteria of thrombocytopenia. Mean age of patients was 27.3 years. Maximum number of cases was seen in age group of below 15 years. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)was the commonest cause followed by acute myeloid leukaemia, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, megaloblastic anaemia, and hypoplastic marrow respectively.It can be concluded that bone marrow aspiration is an important diagnostic modality to determine the aetiology of thrombocytopenia.

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Dr. Moumita Sengupta, Dr. Kaushik Saha, Dr.Chetna J. Mistry Bone Marrow Aspiration Study in Thrombocytopenia International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.I, Issue.VII Dec 2012

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