In this post I am sharing a smaller topic known as Aplastic anemia, which is slightly rare than other variants of anemia.
Check previous posts on blood diseases series https://dentowesome.wordpress.com/2020/10/26/pernicious-anemia/.
For oral manifestations check https://dentowesome.wordpress.com/2020/10/23/blood-diseases/.
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In a previous post I wrote about blood diseases and classificationhttps://dentowesome.wordpress.com/2020/10/23/blood-diseases/. This particular post I shall include write about Pernicious Anemia.
In the next coming days I shall add on various more different variants of anemia in further posts
Reff Textbook of clinical medicine for dental students. Chugh
Sources : Shafer’s textbook of oral pathology , slideshare.com
Image sources : Slideshare and Google images
What is pernicious anemia ?
ETIOPATHOGENESIS
COMMON CHANGES SEEN IN BODY –
Source -google
CLINICAL FINDINGS
Source – textbook of pathology for dental students – Ramdas Nayak
Source – textbook of pathology by ramdas nayak and harsh mohan
References – Shafer’s Oral pathology , S.N chugh – Textbook of clinical medicine for dental students
Image source – Google images.
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References – Shafer’s oral pathology , SN Chugh – Textbook of clinical medicine for dental students , osmosis.org
Reduction of total circulating red cell mass below normal limits.
Decrease in the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood that leads to tissue hypoxia.
Anemia may be absolute (decreased RBC mass), or relative ( associated with higher plasma volume).
1. Morphological classification
2. Etiological classification – given below in the tables
Source – textbook of pathology ( Ramdas Nayak )
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