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Rare case of autoimmune hypothyroidism presenting with pancytopenia.

Joydeep SamantaAvishek SahaSouveek Mitra
Published in: BMJ case reports (2021)
Hypothyroidism can involve any organ system in the body with the involvement of haematopoietic system seen in about 30% of the cases. Anaemia is the most common haematological involvement with the affection of other cell lines being exceedingly rare and limited to occasional case reports. Here we present a case of a 14-year-old boy who presented with fever and pancytopenia and was later diagnosed to be a case of autoimmune hypothyroidism.
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