Aplastic Anaemia Trust

The Aplastic Anaemia Trust is a registered charity providing emotional support and information to anyone affected by aplastic anaemia.

What is aplastic anaemia?
The bone marrow is the soft fatty tissue found in the cavities of our bones. Basically it is the "factory" where most of our blood cells – red cells, platelets and white cells – are made. Aplastic anaemia (or bone marrow failure) is a serious rare disease that develops when the bone marrow fails to produce these blood cells.

What are the symptoms of aplastic anaemia?
Patients may have symptoms of anaemia such as paleness, excessive fatigue, shortness of breath on exertion and rapid heart rate (caused by low red cells), excessive bleeding and a tendency to bruise easily (low platelets) and a high susceptibility to infection (lack of white cells).

Treatment
Treatments involve blood transfusions, bone marrow transplant or immune-suppressive therapy. Serious aplastic anaemia requires urgent treatment.

Get Help

The website has a range of Downloadable Leaflets and Booklets for Children (opens in new tab) and Adults (opens in new tab)

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Support Line - phone or email using the contact details below

AA voices (opens in new tab) is where people affected by aplastic anaemia share the stories they feel are important, in their own words.

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