Pure Red Cell Aplasia Due to Parvovirus B19 in Renal Transplants / 대한신장학회잡지
Korean Journal of Nephrology
; : 719-722, 2001.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Parvovirus B19 infection is known to cause chronic anemia in immunocompromised hosts, including organ transplant recipients. We report a case of pure red cell aplasia caused by parvovirus B19 in renal transplants. The patient was 16-year-old male who was diagnosed as chronic renal failure 7 years ago and had been on hemodialysis twice a week. He got renal transplantation in June 1999. But anemia was not improved in first postoperative period. On admission hemoglobin was 43.0 g/L, hematocrit was 12.7%. The bone marrow biopsy revealed severe erythroid hypoplasia with giant pronormoblasts. The pronormoblasia with giant prominent intranuclear inclusions, characteristic of parvovirus B19 infection. The parvovirus B19 PCR and anti-parvovirus B19 IgM were positive. The patient was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and then reticulocyte count was increased 5 days later. Hemoglobin level restored to 104 g/L teo months later.
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Main subject:
Postoperative Period
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Biopsy
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Bone Marrow
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Immunoglobulin M
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Immunoglobulins
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Erythroblasts
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Renal Dialysis
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Kidney Transplantation
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Immunocompromised Host
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Nephrology
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article