title: Pure red cell aplasia caused by acute hepatitis a.
abstract: Pure red cell aplasia is characterized as a normocytic anemia associated with reticulocytopenia and the absence of erythroblasts in the bone marrow. Pure red cell aplasia can be induced by various causes such as thymoma, connective tissue disease, viral infection, lymphoma, and adverse drug reactions. There have been only a few reports of pure red cell aplasia associated with acute viral hepatitis A. In Korea, no case of pure red cell aplasia caused by acute hepatitis A has yet been reported. We recently experienced a case of acute viral hepatitis A complicated by pure red cell aplasia. The patient was successfully treated with corticosteroids. Here we report this case and review the literature.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center, Sunggyunkwan University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Tae Heon
authors: TH
authors: Lee
authors: Suk Joong
authors: SJ
authors: Oh
authors: Soojung
authors: S
authors: Hong
authors: Kyu Bek
authors: KB
authors: Lee
authors: Hyosoon
authors: H
authors: Park
authors: Hee-Yeon
authors: HY
authors: Woo