Aplastic anemia

What it means

Aplastic anemia is defined as pancytopenia with a hypocellular marrow.

Aplastic anemia is characterized by reduced numbers of all blood cell types (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets) owing to reduced production.

In everyday care

Most people with this sign do not have a rare disease — it appears in common conditions far more often. These general reference pages cover the same topic:

Rare diseases that can present with this8

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Aplastic anaemia