aplastic anemia

Dyskeratosis Congenita: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Dyskeratosis congenita represents a hereditary disorder affecting multiple organ systems. The syndrome is characterized by abnormal pigmentation of the skin and mucous membranes and growth disturbances of fingernails and toenails. Causative treatment is often only possible with stem cell transplantation. What is dyskeratosis congenita? Dyskeratosis congenita is a collective term for various hereditary telomeropathies. Telomeropathies … Dyskeratosis Congenita: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Chloramphenicol

What is chloramphenicol? Chloramphenicol is an active substance used to combat severe bacterial infections and thus belongs to the group of antibiotics. It is believed to interfere with the bacteria‘s protein synthesis, i.e. the production of proteins essential for survival. Chloramphenicol is therefore a bactericide. Better known trade names for chloramphenicol are Chloramsaar and Paraxin. … Chloramphenicol

Chloramphenicol: Effects, Uses & Risks

Chloramphenicol is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is now used only as a backup antibiotic for severe bacterial infections that cannot be controlled otherwise because of the potential for severe side effects. It can cause aplastic anemia, which is life-threatening. What is chloramphenicol? Chloramphenicol is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that, because of the possibility of aplastic anemia … Chloramphenicol: Effects, Uses & Risks

Extramedullary Hematopoiesis: Function, Role & Diseases

Extramedullary hematopoiesis is a special form of blood formation. Basically, the term “hematopoiesis” stands for blood formation or the production of blood cells that takes place outside the bone marrow. During the fetal period, blood formation outside the bone marrow is physiological. Postnatally, however, this form of hematopoiesis occurs exclusively in a pathological context. What … Extramedullary Hematopoiesis: Function, Role & Diseases

Aplastic anaemia symptoms

Note You are in a sub-theme of the anemia section. You can find general information on this topic under: Anaemia Introduction In so-called aplastic anaemia, the cause can already be found in the precursor cells, i.e. in the formation of cells in the bone marrow. Even the stem cells, from which the (red) blood cells … Aplastic anaemia symptoms