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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2014; 04(04): 104-106
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703845
Case Report

OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS OF APLASTIC ANEMIA FOLLOWING PLATELET TRASFUSION: A CASE REPORT

Divyalakshmi K. S.
1   Senior Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangalore - 575 018.
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Kalpana B. N.
2   Chief, Vitreo-retinal Services, Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, Bangalore - 2, India.
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Abstract

Aplastic anaemia is a rare haemopoietic stem-cell disorder that results in pancytopenia and hypocellular bone marrow. Ocular findings are manifestations of preexisting anemia. Here we are reporting a case of aplastic anemia which presented with the ocular findings following platelet transfusion which has not been reported in literature to the best of our knowledge.

Keywords

Aplastic anemia - platelet transfusion - ocular manifestations


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