Medicinski vjesnik, Vol. 30 No. (1-2), 1998.
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
Publication date:
1.12.1998.
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