A MULTICENTRE, RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND OUTCOME OF APLASTIC ANAEMIA AMONG ADULT POPULATION IN SABAH AND SARAWAK FROM YEAR 2006 TO 2017

• Main Authors: Grace Wan Chieng, Lee, Mei Yee, Yeap, Xin Yee, Tan, Andy Sing Ong, Tang, Yoke Fun, Ho, Kian Boon, Law, Shalin Lee, Wan Fei, Lee Ping, Chew, Lily Lee Lee, Wong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2024
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46927/1/A%20multicentre.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46927/; https://www.e-mjm.org/2024/v79n6/aplastic-anaemia.pdf

Introduction: Aplastic anaemia (AA) is a rare disorder of bone marrow failure, characterized by bone marrow hypocellularity with pancytopenia. The annual incidence rates of AA in Asia are observed to be two to three times higher than Europe and North America. Since the introduction of immunosup...