Related DDx ⬇
Etiology ⬆
Bone marrow disorders
- Aplastic anemia
- Myelodysplastic syndrome
- Acute leukemia
- Myelofibrosis
- Infiltrative disease: lymphoma, myeloma, carcinoma, hairy cell leukemia
- Megaloblastic anemia
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
- Bone marrow irradiation
- Genetic, e.g., Fanconi’s anemia
Nonmarrow disorders
- Hypersplenism
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Infection: tuberculosis, AIDS, leishmaniasis, brucellosis, histoplasmosis. (Viruses causing aplastic anemia: hepatitis, Epstein-Barr virus, HIV, parvovirus B19)