NORMOCYTIC NORMOCHROMIC ANEMIA Flashcards
APLASTIC ANEMIA
-Otherwise known as
“ Hypoplastic anemia”
APLASTIC ANEMIA
Characterized by:
-reduction of (?) due to (?) resulting to deficient production of (?)
hematopoietic tissues
hypocellular marrow
blood cells
APLASTIC ANEMIA
Common signs:
Anemia, infection and bleeding -No splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy
APLASTIC ANEMIA
Pathogenesis:
A.Direct damage to (?)
B.Immune mediated destruction of (?)
C.Decreased effectiveness/production of (?)
hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells
marrow cell
EPO
APLASTIC ANEMIA Types:
a) Idiopathic Aplastic Anemia
b) Acquired Aplastic Anemia
c) Constitutional Aplastic Anemia
*Familial Aplastic anemia
- with more insidious onset/ unknown origin
a) Idiopathic Aplastic Anemia
- exposure to certain physical and chemical agents, some drugs like antimicrobials, anticonvulsants, analgesics, and radiation (Benezene)
b) Acquired Aplastic Anemia
**Benzene effect:
(a) metabolism of benzene in the [?];
(b) transport of metabolites to the marrow and their secondary activation to [?] by peroxidase enzymes;
(c) induction of apoptosis, DNA damage and altered differentiation in (?); and
(d) depletion of the [?]
liver
toxic quinones and free radicals
early progenitor cells
stem cell pool
-associated with congenital anomalies or with genetic predesposition to chronic BM failure
c) Constitutional Aplastic Anemia
-developmental abnormalities including hyperpigmentation, short stature, hypogonadism, mental retardation, strabismus and malformation
- Fanconi’s Anemia (Congenital Aplastic anemia)
- subset of Fanconi’s Anemia.
*Familial Aplastic anemia
-Pancytopenia, hypocellular marrow but without developmental abnormalities
*Familial Aplastic anemia
Pure Red Cell Aplasia Subtypes:
*)Transitory Arrest of Erythropoiesis/ Transient aplastic crises
*) Transient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood
*) Acquired Pure red cell aplasia
*) Congenital Red Cell aplasia/Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia (Diamond-Black fan anemia)
-occur during course of a hemolytiv anemia preceded by an infection with Parvovirus B19
*)Transitory Arrest of Erythropoiesis/ Transient aplastic crises
-associated with history of viral infections w/n the last 3 months
*) Transient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood
-associated with thymoma
*) Acquired Pure red cell aplasia
-caused by a defect in the CFU-E and BFU-E
*) Congenital Red Cell aplasia/Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia (Diamond-Black fan anemia)
Hematologic classification: Congenital pure red cell aplasia
DIAMOND-BLACKFAN ANEMIA
Hematologic classification: Congenital aplastic anemia
FANCONI ANEMIA
Brown skin pigmentation: Uncommon
DIAMOND-BLACKFAN ANEMIA
Brown skin pigmentation: Common
FANCONI ANEMIA
Thumb abnormalities: Uncommon
DIAMOND-BLACKFAN ANEMIA
Thumb abnormalities: Common
FANCONI ANEMIA
Renal abnormalities: Uncommon
DIAMOND-BLACKFAN ANEMIA
Renal abnormalities: Common
FANCONI ANEMIA
Onset of hematologic abnormalities: <1 year of age
DIAMOND-BLACKFAN ANEMIA
Onset of hematologic abnormalities: 5-10 years of age
FANCONI ANEMIA
BM biopsy: Cellular
DIAMOND-BLACKFAN ANEMIA
BM biopsy: Hypoplastic to aplastic
FANCONI ANEMIA
BM aspirate: Marked decrease in erythroid precursor only
DIAMOND-BLACKFAN ANEMIA
BM aspirate: Pancytopenia
FANCONI ANEMIA
Peripheral blood: Decrease in RBC,WBC and plt
DIAMOND-BLACKFAN ANEMIA
Peripheral blood: Pancytopenia
FANCONI ANEMIA
Cytogenetics: No assoc abnormalities
DIAMOND-BLACKFAN ANEMIA
Cytogenetics: Multiple chromosomal abnormalities in many tissues
FANCONI ANEMIA
-Normocytic/Normochromic
MYELOPHTISIC ANEMIA
-Associated with marrow replacement by metastatic carcinoma, multiple myeloma or other conditions
MYELOPHTISIC ANEMIA
MYELOPHTISIC ANEMIA
-Characterized by the presence of :
normoblast and immature neutropils (leukoerythroblastic anemia)
: inappropriate release of immature erythroid and myeloid due to damage to the underlying marrow stroma by invasion of abnormal cells
**Myelopthisis
-N/N to M/H
ANEMIA OF CHRONIC DISORDER
-Associated with chronic diseases
ANEMIA OF CHRONIC DISORDER
-Decreased EPO production
*Anemia of Renal insufficiency