Open AccessPure red cell aplasia caused by parvovirus B19 in a heart transplant recipient
Author(s) -
Invernizzi Rosangela,
Bastia Raffaella,
Quaglia Federica
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.641
Subject(s) - pathognomonic , medicine , parvovirus , aplasia , pure red cell aplasia , complication , bone marrow aplasia , bone marrow , pathology , surgery , immunology , disease , virus
Key Clinical Message A case of parvovirus B19‐induced pure red cell aplasia occurring in a heart transplant recipient is reported. The diagnosis of this rare but clinically important complication can be suspected on the basis of the pathognomonic morphological features of the bone marrow.