What is the treatment of choice for a patient older than 40 years old with aplastic anemia?
A)hematopoietic stem cell transplant
B)antibiotic agents
C)antithymocyte globulin (ATG)
D)erythropoietin

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The treatment of choice for patients older than 40 years old with aplastic anemia is ATG in combination with cyclosporine (CSA).ATG decreases the number of activated T cells,and CSA inhibits their function (thus suppressing the autoimmune suppression of stem cells when this is the cause of the aplasia).

What Is the Treatment of Choice for a Patient Older