Catalog

Pure red cell aplasia

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Pure red cell aplasia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1980066564

A condition caused by determinates arising during the antenatal period, after birth or genetically inherited factors, leading to a change in the formation of erythrocytes. This condition is characterised by maturation arrest occuring in the formation of erythrocytes. This condition may present with severe anaemia. Confirmation is by identification of abnormally formed erythrocytes in a blood sample.