How does bone marrow transplantation treat aplastic anemia?

Bone marrow transplantation is an effective method in current medical treatment, especially for some difficult and complicated diseases, and plays a certain positive role in treatment. However, not all diseases are suitable for bone marrow transplantation, and some may even have the opposite effect. So, is bone marrow transplantation effective in treating aplastic anemia?

Aplastic anemia is a medical emergency, and active treatment measures must be taken immediately, especially for patients with severe aplastic anemia. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and the use of immunosuppressants are two treatments with proven efficacy for severe aplastic anemia. Transplant rejection is the main complication of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for aplastic anemia and is also the main cause of death. Its occurrence is related to the pathogenesis of aplastic anemia.

Many patients believe that a bone marrow transplant can cure the disease and allow them to live a normal life. In fact, the success of bone marrow transplantation only means that the donor's bone marrow is successfully transplanted into the patient's body. Whether the patient's normal physiological functions can be fully restored after the successful transplantation depends on the compatibility of the patient's body and the donor's bone marrow.

Bone marrow transplantation can cure aplastic anemia because it rebuilds the patient's hematopoietic system and immune system. The new immune system helps the patient reshape his bone marrow's hematopoietic function. However, after a bone marrow transplant, the patient's body needs to rebuild an immune system, a process that often takes more than a year. During this process, the patient is more likely to be infected and can easily develop infectious diseases that are life-threatening.

Therefore, doctors believe that bone marrow transplantation is a last resort option, not the best treatment for patients with aplastic anemia. At the same time, you should pay attention to skin cleanliness, prevent traumatic bleeding, keep warm according to weather changes, prevent colds, change clothes frequently, cut nails, and take a bath. Patients should pay attention to the ventilation of the environment they live in, and it is best to wear a mask when going out.