24th August 2020

An 8-year-old child’s blood results have just returned from the lab and show pancytopenia

An 8-year-old child’s blood results have just returned from the lab and show pancytopenia. Your consultant is suspicious of a diagnosis of aplastic anaemia and has asked you to organise further testing to confirm. Which of the following investigations would be most appropriate to carry out next to confirm the diagnosis of aplastic anaemia?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.