Question

4.A newborn has been in the hospital for three weeks because cuts just mysteriously appear on her skin, fluids can be seen coming out from any part of her body, and some structural deformities are observed on her body, too. What do you think is causing this condition at the cellular level?

Answer 1

bone marrow is involved in heamatopoisis.  hematopoitic cells which is present in the red bone marrow and responsible for producing all blood cells.

aplastic anemia is results from bone marrow depression and leads decreased production of all blood cells.

the newborn has been diagnosed as aplastic anemia as congenital anomalies such as fanconi anemia, shows structural deformities like microcephaly, abnormal digits and bones.

she has cuts due to insufficent number of all blood cells , leads  pancytopenia and therefore easy bruising and bleeding all over the body such from nose, mouth, gastrointestinal tract

causes of this disease may be due to xay radiation, viral infcetions,bacterial infection , infilteration of malignanat cells, certain mediactions, foliacid antagonist, nitrogen mustard, radium.

the causative factors depress the bone marrow depression

depression of all blood cells

pancytopenia