Good day Doctor/s...checking onbehalf of my cousine who is around 37 years old and recently diagnosed with Aplastic anemia..I dont have the current blood count results with me now...all I want to check is what is the survival rate for this disease...he is undergoing tremendous mental pressure now and yday I heard his body started swelling also...Could you please give me a generic idea abt this disease and treatment so that I can boost him with good thoughts..
Hello, Thank you for your contact to Chat Doctor. I understand your health concern, if I am your doctor I suggest you that plastic anemia is caused by deficiency of the germ cells which produces variety of blood cells. The severity of the disease will depend on the degree of absence of germ cells. I advise you to do bone marrow examination and thereafter the treatment options can be decided. But usually the treatment option is bone marrow replacement. The response to treatment is variable and depends on person to person. I will be happy to answer all your future concern. Thank you, ChatDoctorInfectious disease specialist. Wish you the best health at Chat Doctor.