Is there a cure for female aplastic anemia?

Although aplastic anemia is a serious problem, it still has certain treatments. So the answer to the question raised by some patients, "Is there a cure for aplastic anemia?" is yes, of course there is a cure. So it is more important for patients with aplastic anemia to find reasonable and effective ways to solve their disease, rather than repeatedly doubting that there is no cure for their disease, which will only bring negative emotions. Next, let us learn about the treatments for aplastic anemia.

Nowadays, many people mistakenly regard aplastic anemia as leukemia. Although the harm of aplastic anemia is comparable to that of leukemia, it is fundamentally different from leukemia. Aplastic anemia is not a terminal illness and there is hope of cure. So can aplastic anemia be cured?

The incidence of aplastic anemia (AA) in China is 0.74/100,000 people, and the incidence of severe AA is 0.14/100,000 people. In addition, the incidence is on the rise. Among them, adolescents and children aged 10-25 are the main group of people suffering from severe AA. However, the public's correct understanding of severe aplastic anemia is seriously insufficient. Once some children become ill, their families become blindly desperate and even give up on treatment. At the 2014 National Forum on Standardized Treatment of Severe Aplastic Anemia in Children held recently, experts pointed out that although aplastic anemia is dangerous, it is actually a benign disease. Through timely and standardized treatment, severe aplastic anemia can be controlled and even cured.

Aplastic anemia is a hematopoietic failure disease caused by multiple causes, which ultimately leads to a decrease in the number of blood cells in the patient's body. Severe aplastic anemia has an acute onset, progresses rapidly, and is serious, with bleeding, infection, and fever often being the first symptoms. For example, if a patient experiences severe nose bleeding, blurred vision, headache, nausea, and vomiting, it is often a precursor to fatal intracranial hemorrhage. If medical treatment is not sought in time, it will often deprive the patient of his life. Patients with severe aplastic anemia may also suffer from very serious infections. Severe infection can aggravate bleeding, and bleeding is prone to secondary infection. At the same time, bleeding and infection aggravate anemia, forming a vicious cycle nightmare.

One of the pathogenesis of aplastic anemia is cellular immune dysfunction. Certain viral infections (such as hepatitis virus, parvovirus B19, etc.), the use of bone marrow toxic drugs, exposure to toxic chemicals, and long-term or excessive exposure to radiation are high-risk factors for aplastic anemia. Most cases of aplastic anemia are not related to genetics, but in a few patients, the onset of aplastic anemia is related to genetic factors, such as Fanconi anemia and congenital dyskeratosis. If children and young patients have short stature, café-au-lait spots and bone abnormalities, it often indicates that they may have congenital aplastic anemia, and parents should be vigilant.

Misconceptions about aplastic anemia:

In recent years, the incidence of aplastic anemia has been on the rise. However, the public's correct understanding of severe aplastic anemia is seriously insufficient. Once some children become ill, their families become blindly desperate and even give up on treatment. Fang Jianpei said that although aplastic anemia is dangerous, it is actually a benign disease. Through timely and standardized treatment, the throat of severe aplastic anemia can be controlled and even cured.

Timely diagnosis and early standardized treatment of severe aplastic anemia in children are more important than prevention, and treatment must not be delayed. The current consensus among authoritative experts in the world is that the sooner severe aplastic anemia is treated, the better, and the earlier the better, and the patient should go to a regular medical center with treatment experience as soon as possible.

Treatment of aplastic anemia

Standardization is the primary key factor, and adhering to standardized treatment is the primary key factor in combating severe aplastic anemia in children. my country's "Expert Consensus on Diagnosis and Treatment of Aplastic Anemia" recommends hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and immunosuppressive therapy as the standard treatments for severe aplastic anemia. In recent years, as domestic and foreign scholars have gained a deeper understanding of the immune pathogenesis of aplastic anemia, and with the improvement of hematopoietic stem cell bone marrow transplantation technology and the mature application of immunosuppressive therapy, the short-term disease remission rate and long-term survival of patients with aplastic anemia have been significantly improved.

Through the above answers, we can know that the answer to the question of whether aplastic anemia can be cured is yes, which also gives patients with aplastic anemia a reassurance. However, having a treatment method does not necessarily mean a complete cure. What is more important is the patient’s positive attitude towards the disease. Only when patients with aplastic anemia actively accept treatment and cooperate with the treatment plan given by the doctor, many problems can be easily solved.