A Case of Severe Acute Hepatitis A Complicated with Pure Red Cell Aplasia / 대한소화기학회지
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
;
: 177-181, 2012.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-47303
ABSTRACT
Hepatitis A is typically a self-limited acute illness that does not progress to chronic hepatitis. In rare cases, acute hepatitis A can be associated with serious complications (such as fulminant hepatitis or acute kidney injury) and may result in death or liver transplantation. Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is a rare hematologic disorder characterized by anemia, reticulocytopenia in the blood, and isolated erythroblastopenia with normal granulopoiesis and megakaryopoiesis in the bone marrow. PRCA is a rare hematopoietic complication of acute viral hepatitis, and few cases associated with hepatitis A virus infection have been reported. Recently, we experienced a case of severe hepatitis A complicated by fulminant hepatitis and acute kidney injury followed by PRCA which showed a favorable response to oral corticosteroids.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Bone Marrow
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Prednisone
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Acute Disease
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Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure
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Acute Kidney Injury
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Hepatitis A
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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