Open AccessTransient leukoerythroblastosis in a very low birth weight infant with parvovirus B19 infection
Author(s) -
Rıdvan Duran,
Ülfet Vatansever,
Betül Acunaş,
Betül Orhaner,
Muzaffer Demir
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.01.002
Subject(s) - leukocytosis , parvovirus , medicine , etiology , immunology , leukopenia , myeloid , erythema infectiosum , leukemoid reaction , pediatrics , virology , parvoviridae , virus , pathology , chemotherapy
Leukoerythroblastosis is characterized by the presence of leukocytosis and erythroid and myeloid blast cells in the peripheral blood. The most common etiological factors of leukoerythroblastosis occurring during early childhood are viral infections, juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, and osteopetrosis. To our knowledge, an association with parvovirus B19 infection has only been reported in a preterm infant. Human parvovirus B19 has been associated with red cell aplasia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia.
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