“…Multifactorial, indirect effects associated with HIV infection can also cause cytopenia and other haematological abnormalities. A plethora of cytopenias may present in HIV patients including leukopenia, lymphopenia, anaemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and pancytopenia ( 10 , 75 – 81 ). In a large study conducted in Beijing, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and anaemia were partially restored in ART-naïve patients following initiation of treatment ( 76 ).…”