Six cases of hereditary spherocytosis revealed by human parvovirus infection.
Recent research has shown that the human parvovirus is a causative agent of aplastic crisis in hereditary haemolytic anaemias. We report six cases--four children and two adults--of hereditary spherocytosis revealed by aplastic crisis due to human parvovirus infection.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010321:Parvoviridae / Q000276:immunology; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013103:Spherocytosis, Hereditary / Q000150:complications*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral