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Aplastic anemia
A condition in which a person's blood cells fail to reproduce.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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When a woman has aplastic anemia, what does it mean?
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Can a person live after being diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia?
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If you have a mild case of aplastic anemia for 8 years and have never needed tratment will it allways stay mild?
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I have moderate aplastic anemia i really want to have a baby but i'm not sure if its safe or not. What are the risks and what do you think I should do?
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Can aplastic anemia be cured?
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Can neglis aplastic anemia be cured?
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What are the tests for aplastic anemia?
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What sort of problem is aplastic anemia?
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What are the symptoms of aplastic anemia?
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What can you do when you have aplastic anemia?
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What is the medecine of severe aplastic anemia?
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Does aplastic anemia usually cause many symptoms?
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What things predispose someone to aplastic anemia?
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How long can someone who has aplastic anemia live?
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What could occur if aplastic anemia is left untreated?
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My friend has aplastic anemia, how long does he have to live?
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What are the minimum tests needed to diagnose aplastic anemia?
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Can there be any new development in research for aplastic anemia?
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If you have aplastic anemia, what course of action is usually recommended?
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Do they give chemotherapy for aplastic anemia?
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What're the signs and symptoms of aplastic anemia?
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How is pancytopenia developed during aplastic anemia?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Is aplastic anemia detected in routine or specific labs?
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A 23-year old female asked:
What happen if my aplastic anemia getting worst? because i keep fainting several times and sometimes i can't even stand for too long.
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How long a patient can live treated with immunosuppressive drugs for severe aplastic anemia ?
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Will a child who has mild hereditary spherocytosis automatically go into aplastic Anemia crisis if he gets parvovirus? Will some kids avoid it?
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Can Lamotrigine cause aplastic anemia?
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