Textbook of Pediatric Hematology and Hemato-Oncology Editor-in-Chief MR Lokeshwar Consultant Pediatrician and Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist Shushrusha Citizens Co-operative Hospital and Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India Editors Nitin K Shah Bharat R Agarwal President, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, 2006 Head Consultant Pediatrician, PD Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, India Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Hon. Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist BJ Wadia Hospital for Children Institute of Child Health BJ Wadia Hospital and Lions Hospital, Mumbai, India and Research Centre, Mumbai, India Co-editors Mamta Vijay Manglani Anupam Sachdeva Professor and Head BrothersDirector, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Department of Pediatrics Bone Marrow Transplantation, Institute for Child Health Chief, Division of Hematology-Oncology Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India Program Director, Pediatric Center of Excellence for HIV Care Recipient, Dr BC Roy Award Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Recipient, Silver Jubilee Research Award General Hospital, Mumbai, India Publication Editor Asha Pillai Medical Officer Kashyap Nursing Home Mumbai, India Forewords SS Kamath JaypeeVijay N Yewale The Health Sciences Publisher New Delhi | London | Philadelphia | Panama Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. Headquarters Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. 4838/24, Ansari Road, Daryaganj New Delhi 110 002, India Phone: +91-11-43574357 Fax: +91-11-43574314 Email:
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