title: Hepatitis-associated aplastic anemia: successful outcome following immunosuppressive therapy.
abstract: Hepatitis-associated aplastic anemia is an uncommon variant seen in young, previously healthy individuals. The pancytopenia follows hepatitis by a few weeks and is usually severe and prolonged. Bone marrow transplantation remains the cornerstone of therapy. However, immunosuppressive therapy has been found to be effective. We report an 8-year-old girl who had non-A, B, C and E hepatitis-associated severe aplastic anemia. She became transfusion-independent and had consistent, albeit incomplete recovery after immunosuppressive therapy with antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporine.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Advanced Pediatric Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India.
authors.forename: Anju
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Marwaha
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trehan
mesh_terms: D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000821:virology*; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents