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Acquired Aplastic Anemia Definition
Common names:
  • Acquired Aplastic Anemia
  • Anemia Acquired Aplastic
  • Secondary Aplastic Anemia
A person with acquired aplastic anemia has a low blood count, caused by a failure of the bone marrow to make blood cells. It results in decreased production of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Images

Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets form clots.
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Last Updated: Dec 22, 2007  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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