Aplastic crisis caused by parvovirus B19 in an adult patient with sickle-cell disease
We describe a case of aplastic crisis caused by parvovirus B19 in an adult sickle-cell patient presenting with paleness, tiredness, fainting and dyspnea. The absence of reticulocytes lead to the diagnosis. Anti-B19 IgM and IgG were detected. Reticulocytopenia in patients with hereditary hemolytic an...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2000
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/2ba6e378596344fc8bfaf1a5e686bffc |
| Summary: | We describe a case of aplastic crisis caused by parvovirus B19 in an adult sickle-cell patient presenting with paleness, tiredness, fainting and dyspnea. The absence of reticulocytes lead to the diagnosis. Anti-B19 IgM and IgG were detected. Reticulocytopenia in patients with hereditary hemolytic anemia suggests B19 infection. |
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