24th August 2020

You are an F1 doctor working in the Paediatric haematology department

You are an F1 doctor working in the Paediatric haematology department. You are reviewing the results of bone marrow aspirate, and trephine biopsy results of a 5-year-old child who you are due to see in clinic next, whose previous blood tests showed pancytopenia. You suspect a diagnosis of aplastic anaemia, as the child has been experiencing fatigue, easy bruising, and has had multiple fevers recently. Which of the following results would lead you to diagnose the child with SEVERE aplastic anaemia?

Which THREE of the following are correct? Select THREE options only.