secondary aplastic anemia

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Acquired aplastic anemia Hematology A failure of hematopoiesis in the BM caused by stem cell injury, resulting in a reduction in all types of blood cells: ↓ RBCs, ↓ WBCs, ↓ platelets–ie, pancytopenia Etiology Chemotherapy, immunosuppressants, RT, myelotoxins–eg, benzene or arsenic, drugs, pregnancy, congenital disorders, hepatitis, SLE, idiopathic Clinical Anemia–fatigue, weakness; neutropenia–↑ infection; thrombocytopenia–↑ mucocutaneous and internal organ hemorrhage; SAA may be acute or chronic and usually progresses. See Aplastic anemia.

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No references found			Long-term exposure may cause: * Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a type of cancer that affects the blood * Secondary Aplastic Anemia * Damage to the reproductive system Other types of leukemia and severe anemia are also reported in long-term exposure. Understanding the Health Risks of Exposure to Benzene by Heather Colman / Food/cooking/nutrition community			second-line drug second-look operation second-opinion program second-order change second-order kinetics second-order reactions second-set phenomenon second-set reaction second-set rejection second-stage reconstruction second-wind phenomenon secondary secondary abdominal pregnancy secondary adhesion secondary adrenocortical insufficiency Secondary Aerosolisation secondary alcohol secondary aldosteronism secondary allergen secondary amenorrhea secondary amputation secondary amyloidosis secondary analysis secondary anesthetic secondary antibody response secondary aplastic anemia secondary apnea secondary areola secondary atelectasis secondary axis secondary biliary cirrhosis secondary bronchial buds secondary bronchus Secondary Burial secondary cardiomyopathy secondary care secondary care center secondary caries secondary cartilage secondary cataract secondary deficiency secondary degeneration secondary dementia secondary dental caries secondary dentin secondary dentition secondary deviation secondary diabetes secondary digestion secondary disease secondary distal RTA			secondary aldosteronism Secondary alkyl Secondary alkyl Secondary alkyl secondary allergen secondary allocation Secondary Alternative Center Secondary Aluminum Processing Unit Secondary Alveolar Bone Grafting secondary amenorrhea secondary amenorrhea secondary amenorrhea Secondary amine Secondary amine Secondary amine secondary amines secondary amines secondary amines Secondary amputation Secondary amputation secondary amyloidosis secondary amyloidosis secondary amyloidosis secondary analysis secondary anesthetic Secondary anorgasmia Secondary anorgasmia Secondary Antenna Interface Controller Secondary Antenna Switching Device secondary antibody response secondary aplastic anemia secondary apnea secondary apnea secondary apnea Secondary Application Window secondary arch Secondary area secondary areola secondary armament Secondary Aspirin Non-Responders secondary assessment secondary assessment secondary assessment secondary assessment secondary assessment secondary atelectasis secondary atelectasis secondary atelectasis secondary attack rate secondary attack rate secondary attack rate secondary attack rate Secondary Attitude/Air Data Reference Unit Secondary Audio Programming Secondary Author Secondary Author Secondary authority Secondary Automation Systems Secondary average secondary axis secondary axis

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