Transient erythroblastopenia of childhood presenting with echovirus 11 infection.
We report a case of transient erythroblastopenia in a three-year-old girl presenting with echovirus 11 infection. Viral infection was demonstrated by isolation of echovirus 11 in stool cultures and the presence of echovirus 11-specific IgM antibody in serum. We suggest that echovirus may have played a role in the pathogenesis of transient erythroblastopenia of childhood in this patient.
Unité Pédiatrique de Chimiothérapie Massive et Greffe de Moelle, Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, France.
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D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004457:Echovirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004900:Erythroblasts; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012156:Reticulocytes