Pure red cell aplasia.
Eleven cases of Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) in children were encountered in our hospital since 1982. The age range was 4 months to 12 years. There was a male preponderance with M:F ratio as 9:2. There were 4 cases due to viral fever, 1 with bronchopneumonia, 2 of tuberculosis, 1 of enteric, 1 of NHL and 2 were of congenital PRCA. Tuberculosis per-se had given rise to PRCA in the two cases, which is not reported earlier though its association with anti-tubercular therapy is well recorded. Cases of infective etiology other than viral responded very well to specific treatment. Steroid was the drug of choice in PRCA with viral etiology.
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Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
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Prakash
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012010:Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology