A possible cause of acquired aplastic anemia in children is:
a. Drugs. c. Deficient diet.
b. Injury. d. Congenital defect.
ANS: A
Drugs such as chemotherapeutic agents and several antibiotics such as chloramphenicol can cause aplastic anemia. Fanconi syndrome is a primary form of the disorder, which is congenital/present-at-birth and not acquired after birth. Injury, deficient diet, and congenital defect are not causative agents in acquired aplastic anemia.
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