A patient presented with splenomegaly, anemia & shows reticulocytosis with increased bone marrow cellularity. The diagnosis is:: (A) Pernicious anemia, (B) Hemolytic anemia, (C) Myelofibrosis, (D) Hairy cell leukemia
Answer is B. Hemolytic anemia - reticulocytosis with splenomegaly is seen. Skull and skeletal deformities can occur in childhood due to a marked increase in hematopoiesis and resultant bone marrow expansion