[Transient erythroblastopenia].
5 patients 10 to 20 months old with severe normochromic, normocytic anemia and reticulocytopenia are reported. All patients recovered within 10 days to 5 weeks. No steroid therapy was given. Failure to recognize the clinical entity leads to unnecessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including the transfusion of blood.
D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004900:Erythroblasts; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006452:Hemoglobinometry; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012156:Reticulocytes
Passagere Erythroblastopenie.