eMedicine - Aplastic Anemia : Article by Sameer Bakhshi, MD 

Aplastic Anemia - Aplastic anemia is a syndrome of bone-marrow failure characterized by peripheral pancytopenia and marrow hypoplasia. Paul Ehrlich, MD, introduced the concept of aplastic anemia in 1888 when he studied the case of a pregnant woman who died of bone-marrow failure. However, it was not until 1904 that Chauffard named this disorder w aplastic ... aplastic anemia, aplastic anemia, progressive hypocythemia, aregeneratory anemia, aleukia hemorrhagica, panmyelophthisis, hypoplastic anemia, toxic paralytic anemia, bone marrow failure syndrome, peripheral pancytopenia,