Study of Prevalence of Aplastic Anaemia in North Karnataka Population

Out of 500 cases 50 Patients were diagnosed as Aplastic anaemia (10%) in both sexes. In males 7% Aplastic Anemia was observed, Among them 10 Patients were pallar, bleeding like epistaxis GIT and Gum bleeding (2%) 10 Patients exposed to Benzene, chemotherapy, radiation (2%). 5 patients were with Hepatitis (1%) and 5 patients were Tuberculosis (1%). Female patients of Aplastic anemia were 15 (3%) who had pregnancy related and vaginal bleeding. All the diagnosed patients were young adults between 20–35 years of age. Among them prevalence of Aplastic Anemia 5 Patients (1%) had family History i.e. inherited Apiastic Anemia and remaining 9% was acquired Aplstic Anaemia. This study may not give the exact number of prevalence of Aplastic Anaemia because there is a lack of epidemiological study in India. However this study will be useful for physician to diagnose and treat the patients with preventive measures because Aplastic anemia is life threatening blood disorder disease and challenge to clinician because etiology of Aplastic anemia is weather due to hematoma poetics stem cell or micro environment at factor is not yet clear.