Which of the following is the most serious and life threatening blood dyscrasias caused with a drug_______________?

Correct answer: A. Aplastic anemia

  • A. Aplastic anemia
  • B. Megaloblastic anemia
  • C. Thrombocytopenia
  • D. Hemolytic anemia

Explanation

Drug-induced aplastic anaemia is particularly dangerous because bone-marrow failure reduces red cells, white cells and platelets simultaneously, causing infection, bleeding and severe anaemia. The other choices affect more limited blood-cell or haemolytic mechanisms.

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