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The organochlorine (chlorinated hydrocarbon) insecticides are a diverse group of … and that a long-term effect may be the development of aplastic anaemia.

I have aplastic anemia does anyone else? I heard it is a rare disease and just wanted to exchange stories with people and maybe compare drug side effect information.

It is an autosomal recessive disorder. It occurs equally in males and females, and found in all ethnic groups; it can affect all systems of the body, and many patients eventually develop acute myelogenous leukemia at an early age; they also develop a variety of other head, neck, gynecological and or gastrointestinal cancers; the [...]

Don’t you hate it when you have to explain the definitions to the slack-jawed masses?
Munchhausen’s Syndrome: I enjoy walking around the house in my robe coughing on everything and b!tching about how bad I feel….that’s one of my God given rights for getting older.

In most cases, doctors do not know the cause of aplastic anemia. In about 20% of patients, the disease develops from an inherited disorder, such as Fanconi anemia. Aplastic anemia may also be caused by high doses of radiation or certain chemicals or viruses. There is evidence that in many people aplastic anemia is an [...]

A friend of mine has come down with this illnes quite unexpectedly. She semed to have had good health; played netball and had a pretty busy work shedule – nothing seemed to have been wrong with her. Could dieting be a possible a cause?

Depends on the cause…if it is caused by something the person has been exposed to..like a drug that is causing it, usually just removing the cause will straighten it out in time.

is it similar? i am 13 and is it a hard recovery?

Anything related to this condition…either I’m looking in the wrong places or am too upset to understand what I’m seeing. Thanks.

two blood transfusion required per month.

I was diagnosised with AA two years ago. I see a AA specialist at M.D. Anderson hospital in Houston. Since I worked for a sheriff’s office and routinely worked around a Shell refinery she initially believed that it was probably exposure to benzine. Over the course of the last two years and [...]

The previous responder was correct. There are no real known causes except exposure to benzine and other petroleum based products and an acquired version from some chemotherapy regimens.
The majority of cases are ideopathic which means the cause is unknown. My specialist at M.D. Anderson hospital in Houston thinks the condition is viral in [...]

can i take folicacid and iron as supplementary to increase my homoglobin lever

Aplastic anemia is a very serious condition that occurs when there’s a marked reduction in the number of stem cells or absence of these cells. Aplastic anemia can be inherited, can occur without apparent cause, or can occur when the bone marrow is injured by medications, radiation, chemotherapy or infection.

No.

are you kidding? try google man

In most cases, doctors do not know the cause of aplastic anemia. In about 20% of patients, the disease develops from an inherited disorder, such as Fanconi anemia. Aplastic anemia may also be caused by high doses of radiation or certain chemicals or viruses. There is evidence that in many people aplastic anemia is an [...]

would like to know the outcome of their life.

You need to have a bone marrow transplant, if you are a sutible candidate and have a match.
Constant blood and platelet transfussions is what will keep the patient alive till a donar is found.
I dont know how long a person will live without a transplant but a person can not live forever having transfussions, the [...]

I heard bone marrow transplant can be done,but it may not be needed in every case- if the anemia is less severe how is it treated then?

i have Aplastic and i just wanted to know if anybody else has it or they know sumbody who has it? it would just be interesting to see. im a 17 yr old female from australia (18 tomorrow!)

doesn’t maatter how many

yes! aplastic anemia is a condition that develops when a peron has too many white blood cells, and not enough red blood cells. you need to take iron supplement and eat foods rich in protein. liver is a good source of iron also. hope this helps.

Yes RA can cause aplastic anemia, although aplastic anemia has been linked to toxins such as pesticides, radiation , chemotherapy, and aresenic. It can be caused by autoimmune disorders such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. It could also be an inherited genetic disorder, which would be an autoimmune disorder. Both RA and aplatic anemia [...]