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Aplastic Anemia
Don't let the name fool you: aplastic anemia is a very different condition than anemia. While anemia may be a symptom of many other diseases, on its own it is a genetic disorder that is present from birth. Aplastic anemia, on the other hand, can be developed after exposure to environmental toxins.
Traditional anemia is a result of a faulty gene that prevents the bone marrow from producing enough red blood cells. As a result, an anemic is often pale and easily exhausted, since their body lacks the ability to transport oxygen throughout the body. However, blood clotting and the immune system both are in fine condition.
Aplastic anemia, however, results when the bone marrow is somehow damaged and can no longer produce adequate blood cells of any kind. The lack of red blood cells causes symptoms of anemia, but the lack of white blood cells causes a suppressed immune system, and the lowered platelet count results in poor blood clotting. Aplastic anemia can be caused by a genetic auto-immune disorder, but it also has been linked to exposure to toxic chemicals such as benzene.
If you think that you have been exposed to benzene, call the Benzene Leukemia Legal Help Project today. Our experts will ask you a series of questions to help us evaluate your situation. If we find that you have a case, we can put you in touch with lawyers who will represent you. In a court of law, you can press to have your treatment costs covered and to have your living expenses paid while rehabilitating, so be sure to investigate this possibility to its fullest extent.
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