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Chronic idiopathic pure red cell aplasia: successful treatment during pregnancy and durable response to intravenous immunoglobulin
Author(s) -
MANT M. J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1994.tb00851.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intravenous immunoglobulin therapy , antibody , pregnancy , pure red cell aplasia , intravenous immunoglobulins , aplasia , surgery , immunology , anemia , genetics , biology
Abstract. A patient with chronic idiopathic pure red cell hypoplasia responded to intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. No other treatment was administered. During treatment, the patient was taken through two pregnancies without haematological problems. After 22 months of therapy, the intravenous immunoglobulin was discontinued; a durable remission was subsequently maintained. Intravenous immunoglobulin may be the treatment of choice for females of child‐bearing potential.