Aplastic Anemia Treatment

Prompt treatment of underlying cause and removal of bone marrow suppressants are essential to the recovery of the bone marrow. Blood transfusion may be necessary if the stem cell levels are very low. Bone marrow transplants may be useful in younger patients, but success relies on the accuracy of tissue match using human leukocyte antigen (HLA). This process is complicated by chemotherapy and radiation for the preparation of recipient bone marrow transplantation.

Aplastic anemia is usually caused by exposure to a drug or chemical that is truly "offends" the bone marrow. As such, the condition usually disappears when the offending agent is withdrawn. The most interesting question I've seen in acute allergic reaction to a drug that led to pancytopenia with the exception of a marked eosinophilia. Like most of aplastic anemia, it disappeared quickly after the drug was withdrawn.