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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.