CHAPTER 22

Chapter 22 - Aplastic anaemia and bone marrow failure

Chapter 22 - Aplastic anaemia and bone marrow failure

Chapter22 i.e. Aplastic anaemia and bone marrow failure discuss the issue of the Aplastic anaemia and bone marrow failure. The chapter has discussed Aplastic anaemia in exceptional detail. The fundamental concepts presented in the chapter are summarized below.

Aplastic anaemia presents as pancytopenia (subnormal haemoglobin, neutrophils and platelets) associated with a hypoplastic bone marrow. Pancytopenia is a reduction in the blood count of all the primary cell lines - red cells, white cells and platelets. It has several causes, which can be broadly divided into ...