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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*decrease hematopoietic precursor cells pancytopenia | |||
*causes | |||
**drug-induced (chloramphenicol, carbamazepine, valproate, phenytoin) | |||
**viral infection (parvo B19, HIV, hepatitis), especially in patients w/ sickle cell disease or immunocompromised | |||
**autoimmune | |||
**congenital (Fanconi anemia) | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
Revision as of 23:53, 10 July 2016
Background
- decrease hematopoietic precursor cells pancytopenia
- causes
- drug-induced (chloramphenicol, carbamazepine, valproate, phenytoin)
- viral infection (parvo B19, HIV, hepatitis), especially in patients w/ sickle cell disease or immunocompromised
- autoimmune
- congenital (Fanconi anemia)