Very Severe Aplastic Anemia in an 80-year-old Man

Overview

Journal Clin Case Rep

Date 2021 Mar 26

PMID 33768838

Citations 1

Authors

Ganesh Kasinathan

Bee Sun Lee

Jameela Sathar

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Abstract

Although the patient with very severe aplastic anemia might be a fit elderly receiving standard therapy, there are factors which contribute to an adverse outcome such as severity of pancytopenia, absence of minor paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria clone and infective complications of therapy.

Citing Articles

Very severe aplastic anemia in an 80-year-old man.

Kasinathan G, Lee B, Sathar J Clin Case Rep. 2021; 9(3):1330-1333.

PMID: 33768838 PMC: 7981752. DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3757.

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