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| {{Pancytopenia}}
| | #Redirect [[Pancytopenia]] |
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| ==Overview==
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| '''Pancytopenia''' is the pronounced reduction in the number of [[erythrocyte]]s, all types of [[white blood cell]]s, and blood [[platelets]] that are circulating in the blood. It is not a disease, but rather a lab finding that has several causes. [[Pancytopenia]] is generally due to diseases affecting the [[bone marrow]], although peripheral destruction of all lines of blood cells in [[hypersplenism]] (overactive [[spleen]]) is a recognized cause. [[Bone marrow]] problems causing [[pancytopenia]] include [[myelofibrosis]], [[leukemia]], [[aplastic anemia]], and the malignant form of [[osteoporosis]]. Chemotherapy for malignancies may also cause [[pancytopenia]], if the drug or drugs used cause [[bone marrow]] suppression. Increasingly, [[HIV]] ([[Human Immunodeficiency Virus]]) is itself a cause for [[pancytopenia]].
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| Rarely, drugs (antibiotics, anti hypertensive medication, heart medication) can cause [[pancytopenia]]. [[Pancytopenia]] usually requires a [[bone marrow]] [[biopsy]] in order to distinguish among different causes.
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