Case report

Aplastuc anemia caused by viral hepatitis

Vlasta Kutleša
Josip Konja
Nedeljko Topuzović

Abstract

A case of lethal aplastic anaemia in a 10 -year-old boy developed in the reconvalenscence of type B viral hepatitis is described. The course of hepatitis was usual. Aplastic anaemia was treated with antilymphocyte globulin, cortico steroids and cyclosporine . Attempts to find a HLA-compatible donor for bone marrow transplantation failed and the fatal outcome occurred 2 months after the on set of anaemia

Keywords

aplastic anaemia; viral hepatitis

Hrčak ID:

192161

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/192161

Publication date:

1.12.1998.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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