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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
Aplastic anemia is a rare condition with incidence of two cases per million individuals per year in Western countries with rates two to three times as high in Asia.<ref name="pmid18391779">{{cite journal |author=Young NS, Scheinberg P, Calado RT |title=Aplastic anemia |journal=Curr. Opin. Hematol. |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=162–8 |year=2008 |month=May |pmid=18391779 |doi=10.1097/MOH.0b013e3282fa7470 |url=}}</ref> This low incidence leads to difficulties in forming clear associations with causal factors. | Aplastic anemia is a rare condition with incidence of two cases per million individuals per year in Western countries with rates two to three times as high in Asia.<ref name="pmid18391779">{{cite journal |author=Young NS, Scheinberg P, Calado RT |title=Aplastic anemia |journal=Curr. Opin. Hematol. |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=162–8 |year=2008 |month=May |pmid=18391779 |doi=10.1097/MOH.0b013e3282fa7470 |url=}}</ref> This low incidence leads to difficulties in forming clear associations with causal factors. | ||
===Age=== | |||
* People of all ages can develop aplastic anemia. | |||
* Common in adolescents, young adults, and the elderly. | |||
===Gender=== | |||
Men and women are equally likely to develop aplastic anemia | |||
===Race=== | |||
* Two to three times more common in Asian countries. | |||
===Other causes=== | |||
* Exposure to toxins | |||
* Radiation or chemotherapy | |||
* Have certain infectious diseases, autoimmune disorders, or inherited conditions | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.D. [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Aplastic anemia is a rare condition with incidence of two cases per million individuals per year in Western countries with rates two to three times as high in Asia.[1] This low incidence leads to difficulties in forming clear associations with causal factors.
Age
- People of all ages can develop aplastic anemia.
- Common in adolescents, young adults, and the elderly.
Gender
Men and women are equally likely to develop aplastic anemia
Race
- Two to three times more common in Asian countries.
Other causes
- Exposure to toxins
- Radiation or chemotherapy
- Have certain infectious diseases, autoimmune disorders, or inherited conditions