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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

Common causes of aplastic anemia include hepatitis, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, parvovirus B19, and HIV. Medicines, such as Albendazole, Cefadroxil, Chlorpromazine, chloramphenicol , Carbamazepine, Hydroxychloroquine, Methimazole, Orphenadrine, Oxcarbazepine, Phenytoin, Quinine, Phenylbutazone, Sulindac, Sulfadiazine, Sulfasalazine, Valganciclovir hydrochloride. Other causes include radiation, chemotherapy, toxins, such as pesticides, arsenic, and benzene, and metastasis to bone marrow. Less common causes of aplastic anemia are Lupus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis, .pregnancy, Thymoma, and collagen vascular disease.

Causes

Life-threatening Causes[edit | edit source]

  • There are no life-threatening causes of aplastic anemia.

Common Causes

Common causes of aplastic anemia may include:[1]

Less Common Causes

Less common causes of aplastic anemia include:[1]

Genetic Causes

Certain genetic conditions can damage the stem cells and lead to aplastic anemia:[2]

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect Albendazole, Cefadroxil, Chlorpromazine, chloramphenicol , Carbamazepine, Hydroxychloroquine, Methimazole, Orphenadrine, Oxcarbazepine, Phenytoin, Quinine, Phenylbutazone, Sulindac, Sulfadiazine, Sulfasalazine, Valganciclovir hydrochloride
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Thymoma
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic Fulminent hepatitis
Genetic Fanconi anemia

Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

Dyskeratosis congenita Diamond-Blackfan anemia

Hematologic No underlying causes
Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease hepatitis, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, parvovirus B19, and HIV.
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic No underlying causes
Neurologic No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic Severe vit B12 and Folate deficiency
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic Acute lymphocytic leukemia, MDS
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity pesticides, arsenic, and benzene
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy SLE, Rheumatoid arthritis
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma No underlying causes
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous Anorexia

Causes in Alphabetical Order

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Young, Neal S. (2002). "Acquired Aplastic Anemia". Annals of Internal Medicine. 136 (7): 534. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-136-7-200204020-00011. ISSN 0003-4819.
  2. Shallis, Rory M; Ahmad, Rami; Zeidan, Amer M (2018). "Aplastic anemia: etiology, molecular pathogenesis and emerging concepts". European Journal of Haematology. doi:10.1111/ejh.13153. ISSN 0902-4441.