Pancytopenia is a frequent entity encountered in the daily clinical practice. It can be the presentation of different conditions, ranging from benign and transient conditions, e.g., infections to malignant and life-threatening diseases, e.g., acute leukemia. There are no published studies about the prevalent causes of pediatric pancytopenia in Egypt. Since the causes of pediatric pancytopenia vary widely among different countries, we conducted this study to determine the causes in our population.
Aim of the work:
To describe the epidemiology of pediatric pancytopenia in Alexandria University Children's Hospital.
Patients and Methods:
It was a prospective observational study conducted on all children aged 6 months to 6 years presented with pancytopenia to Alexandria University Children's Hospital during the period from 1st November 2019 to 31st December 2020. Patients who are either already diagnosed or receiving immunosuppressive or anti-metabolite drugs were not included in the study. All patients were subjected to history taking, complete physical examination and basic lab investigations.