PURE RED-CELL APLASIA OF PREGNANCY - A DISTINCT CLINICAL ENTITY
- Author(s)
- BAKER, RI; Manoharan, A; DELUCA, E; Begley, CG;
- Details
- Publication Year 1993-11,Volume 85,Issue #3,Page 619-622
- Journal Title
- BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY
- Publication Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- We describe a 31-year-old patient with pure red cell aplasia of pregnancy, successfully managed with regular blood transfusions. In vitro studies showed specific inhibition of day 14 erythroid colonies (BFU-E) using serum and purified immunoglobulin G (IgG) obtained from the patient at diagnosis (before blood transfusion). The inhibition of BFU-E disappeared when haematological remission occurred 3 weeks after delivery and she remains clinically well with a normal haemoglobin 4 years later.
- Publisher
- BLACKWELL SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- ERYTHROPOIETIN
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Creation Date: 1993-11-01 12:00:00