title: Pure red cell aplasia with rheumatoid arthritis. A case report and review of literature.
abstract: Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is an extremely uncommon treatable manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis. Here we describe a case of long standing rheumatoid arthritis with severe refractory anaemia, which was proven to be due to PRCA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Malviya
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pati
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Misra
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012010:Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / Q000209:etiology*