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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[Aplastic anemia]] is a rare but serious blood disorder.  
[[Aplastic anemia]] is a rare but serious blood disorder. Common risk factors in the develpment of aplastic anemia are radiation treatment, drugs and toxin exposure, [[chemotherapy]], [[Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria|PNH]], and viral [[hepatitis]]. Less common risk factors are pregnancy, [[benzene]], [[Pesticide|pesticides]], [[rheumatoid arthritis]] and [[SLE]].  
==Risk factors==
==Risk factors==
===Age===
=== Common Risk Factors ===
* People of all ages can develop aplastic anemia.
* Common risk factors in the development of aplastic anemia include:<ref name="pmid">{{cite journal |vauthors= |title= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |date= |pmid= |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* Common in adolescents, young adults, and the elderly.
** High dose [[Radiation therapy|radiation treatment]]
===Gender===
** Drugs and toxin exposure
Men and women are equally likely to develop aplastic anemia
** [[Chemotherapy]]
===Race===
** [[Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria|Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)]]
* Two to three times more common in Asian countries.
** Recent [[hepatitis]]
 
=== Less Common Risk Factors ===
* Less common risk factors in the development of aplastic anemia include:<ref name="pmid" />
** Pregnancy
** [[Benzene]]
** [[Pesticide|Pesticides]]
** [[Rheumatoid arthritis]]
** [[SLE]]
 
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==References==
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[[Category:Hematology]]
[[Category:Autoimmune diseases]]

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Overview

Aplastic anemia is a rare but serious blood disorder. Common risk factors in the develpment of aplastic anemia are radiation treatment, drugs and toxin exposure, chemotherapy, PNH, and viral hepatitis. Less common risk factors are pregnancy, benzene, pesticides, rheumatoid arthritis and SLE.

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