Causes of anemia with decreased red cell production

Bone marrow failure

Congenital pure red cell aplasia

Blackfan Diamond anemia*

Aase syndrome*

Aquired pure red cell aplasia

Autoimmune processes

Infections

Drugs

Transient erythroblastopenia of childhood*

Malignancy

Bone marrow failure syndromes

Aplastic anemia

Fanconi's anemia

Others

Myelofibrosis

Renal failure

Vitamin D deficiency

Hypoparathyroidism

Bone diseases

Osteopetrosis

Impaired erythropoietin production

Hypothyroidism

Starvation

Chronic renal disease

Anemia of chronic disease

Disorders of erythroid maturation/ineffective erythropoiesis

Iron deficiency

Sideroblastic anemia

Lead toxicity

Megaloblastic anemia

Congenital dyserythropoietic anemias

* Causes unique to the pediatric age group.

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