Pure red cell aplasia and hepatitis A.
A patient with pure red cell aplasia associated with hepatitis A showed a dramatic and rapid recovery after initiation of oral prednisone therapy. The response to corticosteroid therapy suggests an immune etiology for this life-threatening disorder.
Simmons
J
J
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.
Stein
L
L
Kaufman
A
A
D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012010:Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology
D011241:Prednisone