<prompt> Basanti, a 30yearold girl, presents with complaints of fever and weakness. On examination there is splenomegaly of 3 cm below the costal margin. Hb is 8 gm dL. TLC is 3, 000 mm3, platelet count is 80, 000 mm3. Which of the following is the LEAST likely diagnosis: March 2013Aplastic anemiaAnemia of chronic diseasesMegaloblastic anemiaAcute lymphocytic anemia  <response>: Ans. A i.e. Aplastic anemia Aplastic anemia Causes: -- Drugs chloramphenicol, -- Viruses etc. Feature absent in aplastic anemia: Splenomegaly Most effective treatment of aplastic anemia: Bone marrow transplant 