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Aplastic anemia classification

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Aplastic anemia may be classified according to blood cell counts into 3 subgroups, moderately severe aplastic anemia or non severe AA (nSAA), severe aplastic anemia (SAA), and very severe aplastic anemia(vSAA).

Classification

Classification

Aplastic anemia may be classified according to blood cell counts into 3 subgroups:[1]

  • Moderately severe aplastic anemia or non severe AA (nSAA)
  • Severe aplastic anemia (SAA)
  • Very severe aplastic anemia(vSAA)
Classification of aplastic anemia (two out of three criteria must be met)
nSAA SAA vSAA
Reticulocytes <20G/L <20G/L <20G/L
Platelets <50 G / L <20G/L <20G/L
Neutrophilic granulocytes <1.0 G / L <0.5G/L 0.2G/L

This classification is of prognostic relevance and has an influence on therapeutic procedures.

Classification based on the presumed etiology

Classification based on the presumed etiology

Classification based on the presumed etiology
Acquired aplastic anemia Idiopathic
Secondary

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Inherited aplastic anemia
References

References

  1. ↑ Dolberg OJ, Levy Y (2014). “Idiopathic aplastic anemia: diagnosis and classification”. Autoimmun Rev. 13 (4–5): 569–73. doi:10.1016/j.autrev.2014.01.014. PMID 24424170.

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.D. [2] Nazia Fuad M.D.