#Influenza virus #infection in the #lungs leads to #pancytopenia and defective immune cell differentiation program in the #thymus and bone marrow, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/04/influenza-virus-infection-in-lungs.html

#Hematology question: How can a doc decide that #pancytopenia is autoimmune in origin w/o doing a bone marrow to r/o other etiologies? Pt has centromere pattern ANA and worsening pancytopenia. Does Heme usually treat this or #rheumatology? Thx for direction #MedMastodon #oncology