A patient with Hb level 6 gms/dl, TLC-3500 and platelet count 50,000. The most probable diagnosis is\: (A) Leukemia, (B) Multiple myeloma, (C) Aplastic anemia, (D) Megaloblastic anemia
Answer is C. (C) Aplastic anemia # Pancytopenia characterized by (1) anemia, (2) neutropenia, and (3) thrombocytopenia.> Basis for these changes is a failure or suppression of multipotent myeloid stem cells, with inadequate production or release of the differentiated cell lines.