Aplastic Anaemia. A Chronic persistent bone marrow failure which results in total aplasia of the bone marrow and requires treatment with at least one of the following: a) Regular blood product transfusion b) Marrow stimulating agents c) Immunosuppressive agents d) Bone marrow transplantation The diagnosis and suggested line of treatment must be confirmed by a Haematologist using relevant laboratory investigations including Bone Marrow Biopsy. Two out of the following three values should be present: 1. Absolute Neutrophil count of 500 per cubic millimetre or less; 2. Absolute Reticulocyte count of 20,000 per cubic millimetre or less; and 3. Platelet count of 20,000 per cubic millimetre or less.
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Aplastic Anaemia. A Chronic persistent bone marrow failure which results in total aplasia of the bone marrow and requires require s treatment with at least one of the following:
a) Regular blood product transfusion
b) Marrow stimulating agents
c) Immunosuppressive agents
d) Bone marrow transplantation The diagnosis and suggested line of treatment must be confirmed by a Haematologist using relevant laboratory investigations including Bone Marrow Biopsy. Two out of the following three values should be present:
1. Absolute Neutrophil count of 500 per cubic millimetre or less;
2. Absolute Reticulocyte count of 20,000 per cubic millimetre or less; and
3. Platelet count of 20,000 per cubic millimetre or less.
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