Fanconi's anemia is a -: (A) Constitutional anemia, (B) Hemolytic anemia, (C) Iron deficiency anemia, (D) Auto - immune anemia
Answer is A. Ans. is 'a' i.e., Constitutional anemia Constitutional pancytopenia o Constitutional pancytopenia is defined as decreased marrow production of the 3 major hematopoietic lineages on an inherited basis, resulting in anemia, neutropenia and thrombocytopenia. o Impoant causes are : - Fanconi anemia Amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia Shwachman-Diamond syndrome Down syndrome Dyskeratosis congenita Noonan syndrome