Osteopetrosis: A rare cause of anemia - Review of literature

Normocytic anaemia is caused either by hypoproliferation of haemopoietic tissue or increased destruction of red cell. Osteopetrosis is a rare cause of anaemia. The leading clinical features are pallor, growth failure, hepatosplenomegaly.On hematological examination, anemia, thrombocytopenia, leucocy...

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Main Authors: Saluja S, Bhandari S, Aggarwal S, Kapoor S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2009;volume=52;issue=3;spage=363;epage=367;aulast=Saluja
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spelling doaj-1dcebd3b46584f71be4506e0ef7eca7f2020-11-24T20:57:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292009-07-01523363367Osteopetrosis: A rare cause of anemia - Review of literatureSaluja SBhandari SAggarwal SKapoor SNormocytic anaemia is caused either by hypoproliferation of haemopoietic tissue or increased destruction of red cell. Osteopetrosis is a rare cause of anaemia. The leading clinical features are pallor, growth failure, hepatosplenomegaly.On hematological examination, anemia, thrombocytopenia, leucocytosis and myelophthisic anemia are commonly observed in this disease. We are highlighting osteopetrosis as a rare cause of anemia presenting to us for evaluation of anemiahttp://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2009;volume=52;issue=3;spage=363;epage=367;aulast=SalujaHemoglobintotal lukocyte countnucleated red blood cellbone marrow aspirate
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author Saluja S
Bhandari S
Aggarwal S
Kapoor S
spellingShingle Saluja S
Bhandari S
Aggarwal S
Kapoor S
Osteopetrosis: A rare cause of anemia - Review of literature
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Hemoglobin
total lukocyte count
nucleated red blood cell
bone marrow aspirate
author_facet Saluja S
Bhandari S
Aggarwal S
Kapoor S
author_sort Saluja S
title Osteopetrosis: A rare cause of anemia - Review of literature
title_short Osteopetrosis: A rare cause of anemia - Review of literature
title_full Osteopetrosis: A rare cause of anemia - Review of literature
title_fullStr Osteopetrosis: A rare cause of anemia - Review of literature
title_full_unstemmed Osteopetrosis: A rare cause of anemia - Review of literature
title_sort osteopetrosis: a rare cause of anemia - review of literature
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
issn 0377-4929
publishDate 2009-07-01
description Normocytic anaemia is caused either by hypoproliferation of haemopoietic tissue or increased destruction of red cell. Osteopetrosis is a rare cause of anaemia. The leading clinical features are pallor, growth failure, hepatosplenomegaly.On hematological examination, anemia, thrombocytopenia, leucocytosis and myelophthisic anemia are commonly observed in this disease. We are highlighting osteopetrosis as a rare cause of anemia presenting to us for evaluation of anemia
topic Hemoglobin
total lukocyte count
nucleated red blood cell
bone marrow aspirate
url http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2009;volume=52;issue=3;spage=363;epage=367;aulast=Saluja
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