Aplastic Anemia in Srinagarind Hospital

ABSTRACT

We present an analysis of 125 patients with the diagnosis of aplastic anemia seeking care from the Department lf Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital during the last 4 years. Only 78 of 125 cases fulfilled the predefined eligibility criteria and were included in the study 68 patients (87.2 percent) were classified as “severe aplastic anemia”. Our study did not allow any convincing inference about possible etiologic factors. The most common leading symptoms were bleeding tendency and pallor. Only one out of 19 cases (5.26 percent) Who received testosterone propionate for more than six months showed complete response. Septicemia and intracranial bleeding were the two most common causes of 13 deaths.