Introduction: Bone marrow aspiration (BMA) is an important tool in diagnosis of many haematological and non-haematological diseases. BMA usually done together with complete blood cell count (CBC) peripheral picture. needed for hypersplinsm. alone sufficient megaloblastic anaemia, microcytic acute leukaemia, chronic myeloid lymphocytic leukaemia immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The objecti...

A 77-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to enlarging mediastinal/hilar lymphadenopathy with calcification. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) and bone marrow aspiration were performed. Subsequently, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) associated with mediastinal amyloidosis was diagnosed. We hereby report a case in which...

Visceral Leishmaniasis or Kala Azar is endemic in certain regions of India. In endemic areas, the constellation of fever, progressive weight loss, weakness, pronounced splenomegaly, anemia, leukopenia, and hypergammaglobulinemia is highly suggestive of visceral leishmaniasis. Demonstration of the parasite in liver, splenic or bone marrow aspirates is confirmatory. We present a case in which Lei...

It is well established that patients with immunosuppression have a higher risk of development of lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs), and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with development of LPDs. Aplastic anemia (AA) is an immune-mediated hematological disorder, and immunosuppression therapy (IST), such as antithymocyte globulin (ATG), is widely used for treatment of AA. However, occurr...

A 40 year patient presented with pyrexia of one month duration. Routine work up for fever of unknown origin (FUO) was negative. Bone marrow aspiration and culture done yielded Brucella. Bone marrow cultures are recommended for patients for FUO for whom the routine workup turns out to be negative. Serological tests for brucellosis can be false-negative in some cases of brucellosis due to prozone...

TALBERT COOPER S TUI)IES of the peripheral blood and aspirated bone marm-owiii malignant lymphomas have for the most part proved disappoimitimig imisofar as demonstratiomi of specifically diagnostic features is concerned. Wintm-obem stated that the chief value of bone-marrow’ study in these conditions is to rule outleukemia, especially the aleukemic form. In art attempt to evaluate the climiica...

A dry tap obtained on bone marrow aspiration is considered a failure to aspirate particles. However, it often related an underlying pathology that hinders successful of hematopoietic cells. In this retrospective analysis, 2768 aspirates and trephine biopsies were reviewed. Of these, 223 patients with aspirations which yielded no particles (dry tap) included in the study. Patients whom adequate ...