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What are the features of increased red cell production in patients with red cell breakdown?
What are the features of increased red cell production in patients with red cell breakdown?
Reticulocytosis and bone marrow erythroid hyperplasia
What are the most frequent hemorrhagic manifestations of aplastic anemia?
What are the most frequent hemorrhagic manifestations of aplastic anemia?
Bruising, bleeding gums, epistaxes, and menorrhagia
What is the characteristic laboratory finding in patients with increased red cell breakdown in aplastic anemia?
What is the characteristic laboratory finding in patients with increased red cell breakdown in aplastic anemia?
Absent serum haptoglobins
What may impair vision in patients with aplastic anemia?
What may impair vision in patients with aplastic anemia?
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What virus can precipitate aplastic crises in patients with sickle cell disease?
What virus can precipitate aplastic crises in patients with sickle cell disease?
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