Pure Red Cell Aplasia Secondary to Parvovirus B19 Infection as a Rare Cause of Anemia in a Dialysis Patient.
Intern Med
; 63(19): 2647-2650, 2024 Oct 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38369359
ABSTRACT
Parvovirus B19 infection can cause chronic pure red cell aplasia in immunosuppressed hosts or acute and transient aplastic crisis in immunocompetent hosts. In dialysis patients, only transient aplastic crisis induced by parvovirus B19 infection has been reported. We herein report the first case of an adult dialysis patient who developed chronic pure red cell aplasia associated with parvovirus B19 infection. Repeated pneumonia and heart failure may contribute to an immunocompromised status, making the patient more vulnerable to parvovirus B19 infection. This case expands on the differential diagnosis of chronic anemia in patients undergoing dialysis.
Key words
Full text:
1
Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Renal Dialysis
/
Parvovirus B19, Human
/
Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure
/
Parvoviridae Infections
/
Anemia
Limits:
Humans
/
Male
/
Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Intern Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China
Country of publication:
Japón