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Acquired Aplastic Anaemia

How is it treated?

aAA rarely improves spontaneously and treatment by a bone marrow transplant or immune suppressive drugs is required. Both these treatments are now highly effective so that most children respond well. The commonly used drugs for immune suppression are anti-lymphocyte globulin (ALG) and cyclosporin (CSA). With both forms of treatment supportive care including intermittent blood and platelet transfusion and antibiotics are usually necessary until the bone marrow recovers.

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Medical text written July 1997 by Dr D Webb. Last reviewed October 2003 by Dr D Webb, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.

 

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