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Aplastic Anemia
Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of aplastic anemia and secondary aplastic anemia are caused by a shortage of one or more types of blood cells. Signs and symptoms may include:
Fatigue
Weakness
Shortness of breath with exertion
Rapid heart rate
Pale skin
Frequent infections
Unexplained bruising
Easy bruising
Nosebleeds and bleeding gums
Prolonged bleeding from cuts
Skin rash
Fever
In aplastic anemia, the quantity of each of the three blood cell types is much lower than normal, which leads to the symptoms that cause a physician to suspect the disease. These symptoms are unexplained infections (due to fewer white blood cells), unexpected bleeding (due to fewer platelets) and fatigue (due to fewer red blood cells).
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