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Anemia
Outcome of clinical analysis of chronic benzene poisoning revealed
August 26th, 2005
Researchers performed a clinical analysis of 43 cases of chronic benzene poisoning (CBP). According to recent research published in the journal Chemico-Biological Interactions, "Benzene can result in bone marrow suppression. CBP can be found among workers with excessive benzene exposure." "CBP could give the appearance of different types of disorders such as leukopenia, agranulocytosis, anemia, pancytopenia, aplastic anemia (AA), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and leukemia. This paper describes 43 CBP cases with the patients' ages ranging from 18 to 36 years (average: 23 years)," explained S.R. Kuang and colleagues, Guangdong Poison Control...
Source: Drug Week (2005-08-26)
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