Aplastic anemia: A blood disorder where the bone marrow produces insufficient new blood cells. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Aplastic anemia is available below.
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Anemia resulting from bone marrow failure (aplastic or hypoplastic bone marrow). The production of erythroblasts and red cells is markedly decreased, and it may be associated with decreased production of granulocytes (granulocytopenia) and platelets (thrombocytopenia) as well. Aplastic anemia may be idiopathic or secondary due to bone marrow damage by toxins, radiation, or immunologic factors. -- 2004 - (Source - Diseases Database)
Anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Aplastic anemia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Aplastic anemia, or a subtype of Aplastic anemia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Aplastic anemia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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