Aplastic anemia
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What is aplastic anemia?
Aplastic anemia is a condition where bone marrow does not produce sufficient new cells to replenish blood cells. Aplastic anemia patients have lower counts of all three blood cell types: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, termed pancytopenia.
Common symptoms reported by people with aplastic anemia
Treatments taken by people for aplastic anemia
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Compare treatments taken by people with aplastic anemia
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Who has aplastic anemia on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 61 say aplastic anemia is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 2 | |
| 30s | 3 | |
| 40s | 5 | |
| 50s | 9 | |
| 60s | 4 | |
| 70+ | 18 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 1 | |
| 20-29 years | 2 | |
| 30-39 years | 1 | |
| 40-49 years | 3 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 5 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 30 | |
| Female | 42 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 34 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 0 |