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Pancytopenia

Pancytopenia: Introduction

Pancytopenia: A term used to describe a lack of all of the different types of blood cells - red and white blood cells and blood platelets. Cancer, infections and toxins are some of the causes of pancytopenia. Symptoms depend on the severity of the deficiency. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pancytopenia is available below.

Symptoms of Pancytopenia

• Anemia
• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Pallor
• Thrombocytopenia
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 19 symptoms of Pancytopenia

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Pancytopenia:

• Fatigue: Related Home Tests:
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  • Home Thyroid Gland Function Tests
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Causes of Pancytopenia

• Idarubicin
• Shwachman-Diamond syndrome
• Dyskeratosis congenita
• Leucoerythroblastic anaemia
• Busulphan
• more causes...»

See full list of 21 causes of Pancytopenia

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More information about causes of Pancytopenia:

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Misdiagnosis and Pancytopenia

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Pancytopenia: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Blood Health Specialists (Hematology):
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  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Hematopathology (Blood Diagnostics)
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Clinical Trials for Pancytopenia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Pancytopenia include:

• Collection of Blood From Patients With Pancytopenia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Stem Cell Factor Medication for Aplastic Anemia - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Recombinant Methionyl Human Stem Cell Factor (r-metHuSCF)
• Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Fanconi's Anemia Type C - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Transduced CD34+ Cells
• Multi-Center Trial of Anti-Thymocyte Globulin in Treatment of Aplastic Anemia and Other Hematologic Disorders - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - antilymphocyte serum,nandrolone
• Evaluation, Treatment, and Training for Patients With Blood Disorders - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 16 Clinical Trials for Pancytopenia

Pancytopenia: Broader Related Topics

• Blood conditions
• Bone marrow conditions
• more types...»

Types of Pancytopenia

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Definitions of Pancytopenia:

Deficiency of all three cell elements of the blood, erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets. - (Source - Diseases Database)

An abnormal deficiency in all blood cells (red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets); usually associated with bone marrow tumor or with aplastic anemia - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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