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Aplastic anemia
A condition in which a person's blood cells fail to reproduce.
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
41 years experience
Is a type of:
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Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Toddler 3-5 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common | ||||
Senior 60+ | Very common |
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Is it safe for a person with aplastic anemia to exercise?
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Can 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 are the signs you get with aplastic anemia?
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A 41-year old asked:
What things predispose someone to aplastic anemia?
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A 30-year old asked:
What could occur if aplastic anemia is left untreated?
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A 30-year old asked:
My friend has aplastic anemia, how long does he have to live?
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A 41-year old asked:
What are the minimum tests needed to diagnose aplastic anemia?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can there be any new development in research for aplastic anemia?
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A 42-year old asked:
Complications of aplastic anemia generally do not include what symptoms?
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A 36-year old asked:
If you have aplastic anemia, what course of action is usually recommended?
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A 38-year old female asked:
What exactly does PHN have to do with aplastic anemia and does it make things worst is you get it.?
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A 24-year old asked:
My neighbors say my new doctor tends to overdiagnose everyone. He thinks I might have aplastic anemia. Can you tell me the symptoms?
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A 34-year old asked:
What're the signs and symptoms of 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 50-year old asked:
Love Indian culture and yoga. Can I ask an Indian doctor at a US hospital to use some treatments from there to heal me of aplastic anemia?
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A 34-year old asked:
Possible for aplastic anemia cause ITP?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is pancytopenia resulting from chemotherapy is same as aplastic anemia?
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A 36-year old asked:
Any one know of aplastic anemia being cured by immunosuppressive therapy?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Can long untreated pernicious anemia give you the same symptoms of aplastic anemia with out actually having it.
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A 46-year old asked:
If aplastic anemia, who can I ask if marrow transplant question?
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A 52-year old female asked about a 56-year old female:
What is the likelihood of aplastic anemia with a normal cbc but a very low rbc production based on a bone marrow biopsy?
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A 38-year old asked:
What could cause abnormally low levels of RBC, WBC, and Platelets? Aplastic Anemia, MDS, Leukemia have been ruled out via BM biopsy.
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A 22-year old male asked about a 52-year old female:
Does the WBC count increase in aplastic anemia or fanconi anemia? Does the bone marrow produce enough to cause increase by 1000/ ml of blood?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Period 3 weeks, went away and came back 2 weeks later with cramping (not norma)l,depo provera (medroxyprogesterone) (3 yrs) aplastic anemia (marrow tans 2009) cause?
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A 50-year old asked:
How are aplastic and hemolytic anemia differentiated?
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A 32-year old asked:
For what reasons might fatigue be a common symptom for all of the anemias?
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