Chonnam Medical Journal  2011;47(1):51-53

doi:10.4068/cmj.2011.47.1.51

Pure Red Cell Aplasia Caused by Acute Hepatitis A

Tae Heon LEE 1 ; Suk Joong OH ; Soojung HONG ; Kyu Bek LEE ; Hyosoon PARK ; Hee Yeon WOO

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Keywords

Red-cell aplasia; Hepatitis A; Acute Kidney injury

Country

Republic 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.