Anaemia, Aplastic

Alternate Name:

Test: Hb (L), RCC (L), Breticulocytes (L), WCC (L), platelets (L), S.bilirubin (L), bone marrow biopsy (fatty)

Sign:

Dd: Hypersplenism, myelofibrosis, leukaemia, Hodg- kin's disease, lymphomas, other anaemias

Phys: Aetiology often unknown, but may be due to drugs, toxins or radiation. Depression of blood cell production occurs