Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia after Aplastic Crisis due to Parvovirus B19 Infection in a Patient with Hereditary Spherocytosis
Laboratory Medicine Online
; : 166-169, 2012.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a genetic disorder characterized by the production and destruction of spherocytes due to a deficiency of red cell membrane cytoskeletal proteins, resulting in the clinical presentation of chronic hemolytic anemia. This disease can be accompanied by an aplastic crisis due to parvovirus B19 infection. Parvovirus B19 infection causes diseases such as erythema infectiosum and arthritis, and can also trigger various autoimmune diseases, including autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). Here, we report a rare case of AIHA developing 3 months after an aplastic crisis due to parvovirus B19 infection in an 11-year-old boy with HS and provide the relevant literature review.
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Main subject:
Arthritis
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Autoimmune Diseases
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Spherocytes
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Spherocytosis, Hereditary
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Cell Membrane
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Erythema Infectiosum
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Parvovirus
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Cytoskeletal Proteins
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Anemia, Hemolytic
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Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune
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Child
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Laboratory Medicine Online
Year:
2012
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Article