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Anaemia and Temporary Erythroblastopaenia in Children
Author(s) -
Lovric V. A.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
australasian annals of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0571-9283
DOI - 10.1111/imj.1970.19.1.34
Subject(s) - medicine , abnormality , pediatrics , bone marrow , limiting , surgery , mechanical engineering , psychiatry , engineering
Summary Over a period of 7 years, 12 patients were seen at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children with a symptomatic normocytic, normochromic anaemia and reticulocytopaenia. The initial bone marrow aspirates revealed erythroblastopaenia as the only abnormality. The cause of this condition remains uncertain. However, all children fully recovered within a few weeks after diagnosis. A single course of steroid therapy was given to 3 children, whilst the remainder received no therapy. Recurrence was observed in one child only. Thus, on clinical and haematological grounds, differentiation from Gasser's[1][GASSER, C., 1949] series could be made. Failure to recognize this syndrome will lead to a number of unnecessary investigations. Furthermore, a life‐long iatrogenic diagnostic label may be given in error for a benign, self‐limiting condition in childhood.