title: Agranulocytosis and aplastic anemia among Ramathibodi Hospital patients.
abstract: A one-year prospective prevalence study on aplastic anemia and agranulocytosis was performed in Ramathibodi Medical School. A total of 91,581 complete blood counts were screened for potential cases of aplastic anemia and agranulocytosis according to defined criteria. Nineteen cases of aplastic anemia and five cases of agranulocytosis were found. The prevalence of the two conditions was discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jootar
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chaisiripoomkere
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rojanasthien
mesh_terms: D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology