Aplastic Anaemia Specialists in Nerkundram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

What is Aplastic Anaemia?

Aplastic Anaemia is a rare and serious blood disorder in which the bone marrow fails to produce enough new blood cells, resulting in low counts of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets simultaneously. This deficiency, called pancytopenia, leaves the body vulnerable to fatigue, infections, and abnormal bleeding all at once. The condition can develop suddenly or gradually and ranges in severity from mild to life-threatening. It can occur at any age but shows peaks in young adults and older individuals.

Causes of Aplastic Anaemia

Caused by damage to the bone marrow's stem cells, which can result from autoimmune attack, exposure to toxic chemicals or radiation, certain medications, viral infections like hepatitis, or inherited genetic conditions. In many cases, the exact cause cannot be identified and the condition is termed idiopathic.

Symptoms of Aplastic Anaemia

Persistent fatigue and weakness, frequent or prolonged infections, easy bruising and bleeding, pale skin, shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, nosebleeds and bleeding gums, tiny red spots on the skin (petechiae), headache

Treatment & Types of Aplastic Anaemia in Nerkundram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Treatment options include immunosuppressive therapy to halt the autoimmune destruction of bone marrow, blood and platelet transfusions to manage symptoms, and bone marrow or stem cell transplantation, which offers the best chance of cure particularly in younger patients with a matched donor.

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