Volume : 8, Issue : 3, March - 2019

A clinical and Etiological profile of pancytopenia -one year prospective study in a tertiary care hospital

Dr Khwaja M Mohsin, Dr M. V. Kalsuramath

Abstract :

Background-This is a one year prospective study of clinical and etiological profile of patients with pancytopenia in a tertiary care hospital. The study was conducted in the Department of Medicine ,SDM college of Medical Sciences , Dharwad from January 2018 to December 2018. Material & method A total of 132 patients with diagnosis of pancytopenia were admitted during the period. Patients who fulfilled the criteria were enrolled for the study. Results -About 66 patients [50%] were below 40yr of age. Majority were males 99 patients[ 75 %] .Most common cause was Folate deficiency seen in 92 patients [ 68.94 %] followed closely by vitamin B12 deficiency seen in 88 patients. Conclusion-The Folate and vitamin B12 deficiency are important and common cause of pancytopenia especially in younger age group in India