Pure Red Cell Aplasia Caused by Acute Hepatitis A
- Author:
Tae Heon LEE
1
;
Suk Joong OH
;
Soojung HONG
;
Kyu Bek LEE
;
Hyosoon PARK
;
Hee Yeon WOO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Red-cell aplasia; Hepatitis A; Acute Kidney injury
- MeSH: Acute Kidney Injury; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Anemia; Bone Marrow; Connective Tissue Diseases; Drug Toxicity; Erythroblasts; Hepatitis; Hepatitis A; Humans; Korea; Lymphoma; Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure; Thymoma
- From:Chonnam Medical Journal 2011;47(1):51-53
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Pure red cell aplasia is characterized as a normocytic anemia associated with reticulocytopenia and the absence of erythroblasts in the bone marrow. Pure red cell aplasia can be induced by various causes such as thymoma, connective tissue disease, viral infection, lymphoma, and adverse drug reactions. There have been only a few reports of pure red cell aplasia associated with acute viral hepatitis A. In Korea, no case of pure red cell aplasia caused by acute hepatitis A has yet been reported. We recently experienced a case of acute viral hepatitis A complicated by pure red cell aplasia. The patient was successfully treated with corticosteroids. Here we report this case and review the literature.
