A Bone Marrow Aspiration Study in Evaluation of Severe Anemia in Adults
T. Ayeesha Sithika
Department of Pathology, Chettinad Medical College, Chennai – 600044, India.
Priavadhana Rajan Prasaad
Department of Pathology, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chennai – 600044, India.
Vindu Sivastava *
Department of Pathology, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chennai – 600044, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Anemia is a global health challenge and is the most significant health problem encountered in the developing countries especially in India. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 1.62 million !! billion people per year are affected globally with anemia which constitutes 24.8% of the world population. To evaluate the clinical presenting features and the basic haematological parameters in adult patients with severe anemia, the morphological alterations of Bone marrow aspirates in these patients were studied. To correlate these morphological alterations of Bone marrow aspirates with the clinical and the basic haematological parameters in severe anemia.
Keywords: Anemia, bone marrow, haematological