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In aplastic anaemia, the stem-cell compartment is badly reduced. The CBC usually shows pancytopenia: anaemia, neutropenia and thrombocytopenia. The reticulocyte count is low because the marrow is not answering the anaemia.
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In aplastic anaemia, the stem-cell compartment is badly reduced. The CBC usually shows pancytopenia: anaemia, neutropenia and thrombocytopenia. The reticulocyte count is low because the marrow is not answering the anaemia.
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