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Acquired pure red cell aplasia

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000170

A rare disorder in which the bone marrow makes almost no red blood cells. It may be caused by infection or by certain drugs. Patients with this disorder may also have a thymoma (a tumor of the thymus) or an autoimmune condition such as lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000170
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Acquired pure red cell aplasia",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A rare disorder in which the bone marrow makes almost no red blood cells. It may be caused by infection or by certain drugs. Patients with this disorder may also have a thymoma (a tumor of the thymus) or an autoimmune condition such as lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/acquired-pure-red-cell-aplasia/"
}

Record 272 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.