Pure Red Cell Aplasia in a Simultaneous Pancreas-kidney Transplantation Patient: Inside the Erythroblast

Overview

Journal Hematol Rep

Publisher MDPI

Date 2012 Oct 23

PMID 23087806

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Authors

Francesca Labbadia

Eduardo Salido-Fierrez

Juliana Majado-Martinez

Valentin Cabanas-Perianes

Jimenez Jose M Moraleda

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Abstract

A case of pure red cell aplasia in a simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant recipient on immunosuppressive therapy is reported here. The patient presented with anemia unresponsive to erythropoietin treatment. Bone marrow cytomorphology was highly suggestive of parvovirus pure red cell aplasia, which was confirmed with serology and polymerase chain reaction positive for parvovirus B19 DNA in peripheral blood. After the administration of intravenous immunoglobulin the anemia improved with a rising number of the reticulocytes.

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