Pure red cell aplasia due to parvovirus B19: Erythropoietin-resistant anemia in a pediatric kidney recipient

Parvovirus B19 (PvB19) is a small, nonenveloped, single-stranded DNA virus of the Parvoviridae family that is a common human infectious agent worldwide. The clinical manifestations of PvB19 infection vary depending on the hematologic and immunologic status of the patient.1 It can be accompanied by e...

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Published in:Experimental and clinical transplantation 2017-06, Vol.15 (3), p.369-371
Main Authors: Belen Apak,Fatma Burcu, Türker,Meral, Atabay,Berna, Malbora,Barış, Sarıtaş,Serdar, Ataseven,Eda, Alparslan,Caner, Yavaşcan,Önder, Yılmaz Çiftdoğan,Dilek
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Summary:Parvovirus B19 (PvB19) is a small, nonenveloped, single-stranded DNA virus of the Parvoviridae family that is a common human infectious agent worldwide. The clinical manifestations of PvB19 infection vary depending on the hematologic and immunologic status of the patient.1 It can be accompanied by erythema infectiosum in immuno­competent individuals, by transient aplastic crisis in those with chronic hemolytic anemia, hydrops fetalis during pregnancy, and also by chronic anemia and pure red cell aplasia in immunocompromised patients.12 Herein, we report a case of erythropoietin- resistant anemia diagnosed as pure red cell aplasia caused by PvB19 in a pediatric kidney transplant recipient.
ISSN:1304-0855
2146-8427
DOI:10.6002/ect.2016.0263